RPC VI, 6544 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6544 (temporary)
Province Galatia
Region Pontus
City Neocaesarea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ΡΟΑ = 171
Dating 234/235
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σε(βῆρος) 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 ΠΟΝΤΟ ΜΗΤ ΝΕΟΚΕ (sic) ΙϹΑΚΤΙ, ΕΤ ΡΟΑ
Edition Κοι(νὸν) Πό(ντου) μητ(ρόοπολις) Νεοκε(σάρεια) Ἰσάκτι(ος) ἔτ(ους) ροαʹ
Translation Koinon of Pontus, metropolis Neocaesarea, Isactian (games), year 171
Reverse design prize table holding one agonistic crown with two palm branches between two purses
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 15.37 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Çizmeli 271
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Çizmeli 271
2 2     ✸ CGT coll. = Savoca 15, 28 May 2017, lot 353
3 3     Hera Numismatics 3, 27 Nov. 2024, lot 415
4 4     CNG EA 577, 18 Dec. 2024, lot 259