RPC VI, 3424 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3424 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1b
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Severus Alexander, right
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚ
Edition Νικομηδέων δις νεωκ(όρων)
Translation of the Nicomedians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Tyche standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.37 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 309
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1863,1111.14 BMC 59 = Rec 309.1
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     Peus 384, 2 Nov. 2005, lot 831
4 4     ✸ Roma Numismatics E-Sale 29, 27 Aug. 2016, lot 302
5 5     T. Mullally coll.
6 6     Savoca Coins Blue 166th Blue, 17–18 June 2023, lot 936