RPC VI, 3759 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3759 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΟΥΗ(Ρ) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεουῆρ(ος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Κυζικηνῶν νεοκό(ρων)
Translation of the Cyzicenes, neocorate
Reverse design two lighted torches around which a serpent is coiled; between them, lighted altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 10.95 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference SNG France 819
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 493 SNG 819
2 2     ✸ O
3 3     Rome: DS111405
4 4     CGT coll. = Naville Numismatics 18, 1 Nov. 2015, lot 206
5 5     Bucephalus Black 3, 27 July 2022, lot 580
6 6     priv Coll H.I., ex Concordia 19, 773
7 7     Rönesans Salzgitter 16, 1 Dec. 2024, lot 373