RPC VI, 6545 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6545 (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 ΚΟΙΝΟ ΠΟΝΤ ΝΕΟΚΕϹ[...] ΕΤ ΡΟΑ
Edition Κοινὸ(ν) Πὸντ(ου) Νεοκεσ[---] ἔτ(ους) ροαʹ
Translation of the Koinon of Pontus Neocaesarea, year 171
Reverse design agonistic crown with two palm branches on a garlanded altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 16.14 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference Çizmeli 282
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 1901/445 Rec 48 = Çizmeli 282
2 2     Naville Numismatics 40, 27 May 2018, lot 152
3 3     ✸ CGT coll. = Demos 7, 29 Jan. 2022, lot 335
4 4     Roma Numismatics EA 111, 24 Aug. 2023, lot 720