RPC VI, 6550 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6550 (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 ΜΗΤΡ ΝΕΟΚΕϹΑΡΙΑϹ ΕΤ ΡΟΑ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ
Edition Μητρ(οπόλεως) Νεοκεσαρίας ἔτ(ους) ροα' δίς νεωκόρου
Translation of Neocaesarea Metropolis, year 171, twice neocorate
Reverse design prize table holding one agonistic crown with two palm branches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 15.09 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Çizmeli 279
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Ankara Çizmeli 279b
2 2     ✸ Boston: 63.1203 Çizmeli 279a