RPC VI, 6527 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6527 (temporary)
Province Galatia
Region Pontus
City Neocaesarea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Year ΡΞΓ = 163
Dating 226/7
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΟ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεο(υῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΕΟΚΑΙ ΜΗΡ (sic) ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡ ΕΤ ΡΞΓ
Edition Νεοκαισάρεια μητρόπολις δὶς νεωκόρος ἔτος ρξγʹ Νεοκαι(σάρεια) μη<τ>ρ(όπολις) δὶς νεωκόρ(ος) ἔτ(ος) ρξγʹ
Translation Neocaesarea, metropolis, twice neocorate, year 163
Reverse design perspective view of two temples with four columns facing each other, each holding an altar; above, agonistic crown between two palm branches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 12.89 g
Axis 6
Reference Çizmeli 252
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1973,0112.2 Çizmeli 252a
2 2     Çizmeli 252b = CNG 31, 1994, lot 1241
3 3     ✸ Bucephalus Numismatic 21, 23–24 June 2023, lot 552
4 4     Biga Numismatics EA 30, 14 Apr. 2024, lot 312