RPC VI, 6552 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #14

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6552 (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 ΚΟΙ(Ν) ΠΟ ΝΕΟΚΕϹΑΡΙΑϹ ΜΗ (or ΜΗ) ΕΤ ΡΟΑ
Reverse design prize table holding two agonistic crowns each with one or two palm branches; below, jug with two palm branches; on each side, a palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference Çizmeli 265–6
Specimens 15 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1897,0104.8 Çizmeli 265a
2 2     P: 418 SNG 1741 = Rec 45 = Çizmeli 265b
3 3     B: 7910 Çizmeli 265c
4 4     B: Löbb. Çizmeli 266d
5 5     Stockholm: 1857 Çizmeli 265e
6 6     Winterthur: G2381 Çizmeli 266e
7 7     Çizmeli 265d = Pontica I, 1, 1, 18 (Tokat hoard)
8 8     CNG EA 290, 7 Nov. 2012, lot 251
9 9     CNG EA 348, 8 Apr. 2015, lot 465
10 10     Themis 9, 11 Apr. 2021, lot 570
11 11     Kölner Münzkabinett EA 7, 5 June 2021, lot 86
12 12     Leu EA 11, 22 Feb. 2020, lot 1289
13 13     CGT coll. = Demos EA 7, 29 Jan. 2022, lot 332
14 14     ✸ R. Effler coll. (ex Leu WA 19, 26 Feb. 2022, lot 2076)
15 15     Roma EA 107, 16 Mar. 2023, lot 854