RPC VI, 6529 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6529 (temporary)
Province Galatia
Region Pontus
City Neocaesarea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ΡΞΓ = 163
Dating 226/7
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΟΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σεου(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙ ΠΟ ΝΕΟΚΑΙ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡ ΕΤ ΡΞΓ
Edition Κοι(νὸν) Πὸ(ντου) Νεοκαι(σάρεια) μητρό(πολις) δὶς νεωκόρ(ος) ἔτ(ους) ρξγʹ
Translation Koinon of Pontus, Neocaesarea, metropolis, twice neocorate, of year 163
Reverse design front view of a two storey nymphaeum, holding a statue of Tyche standing, left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 14.50 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference Çizmeli 244
Specimens 9 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1974,0102.23 Çizmeli 244a
2 2     P: 1980/234 SNG 1736 = Çizmeli 244b
3 3     B: Löbb. Çizmeli 244c
4 4     Künker 71, 12 Mar. 2002, lot 1173
5 5     Leu WA 15, 27 Feb. 2021, lot 1107
6 6     R. Becker coll.
7 7     Roma Numismatics EA 75, 15 Oct. 2020, lot 498
8 8     CNG EA 421, 30 May 2018, lot 451
9 9     Numismatik Naumann 139, 7 Apr. 2024, lot 404