RPC VI, 3442 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3442 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Α
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Α(ὔγουστος)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Νικομηδέων δὶς νεωκόρων
Translation of the Nicomedians, twice neocorate
Reverse design coiled serpent, with head upwards
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.48 g
Axis 12
Reference Rec 302
Specimens 7 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B Rec 302
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     Emporium Hamburg 72, 13 Nov. 2014, lot 635
4 4     Private coll. (eBay)
5 5     Gorny & Mosch EA 274, 20 Nov. 2020, lot 2601
6 6     ✸ Nemesis Ancient Coins
7 7     Numisfitz 4, 8–9 June 2024, lot 704