RPC VI, 6548 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6548 (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
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡ ΝΕΟΚΕϹ[...] (sic) ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡ ΕΤ ΡΟΑ
Reverse design front view of two temples with four columns with globe in each pediment; above, agonistic crown with two palm branches; betwen them vase with two palm branches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Çizmeli 263
Specimens 10 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 417 SNG 1744 = Wa 76 = Rec 43 = Çizmeli 263b
2 2     B: L1906 Çizmeli 263c
3 3     Çizmeli 263a = Vecchi 7, 1997, 1467
4 4     Çizmeli 263d = Malloy 33, 1992, 385
5 5     Çizmeli 263e
6 6     CNG EA 500, 22 Sept. 2021, lot 598
7 7     CNG EA 493, 9 June 2021, lot 424
8 8     Naville Numismatics 38, 11 Mar. 2018, lot 191
9 9     Bucephalus Numismatic 15, 10 - 11 Feb. 2023, lot 800 = Bucephalus Numismatic 18, 20–21 Apr. 2023, lot 230
10 10     Bucephalus Numismatic 18, 21–22 Apr. 2023, lot 230