RPC VI, 6559 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6559 (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 ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σε(βῆρος) Ἀλέζανδρο(ς)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑ ΜΗΤΡ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚ ΕΤ ΡΟΑ
Edition Μη(τροπόλεως) Νεοκαισα(ρείας) μητρ(ὸς) δὶς νεωκ(όρου) ἔτ(ους) ροαʹ
Translation of Neocaesarea, metropolis, mother of twice neocorate, year 171
Reverse design front view of two temples with four columns with globe in each pediment; above, agonistic crown
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 16.21 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference Çizmeli 284
Specimens 10 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1973,0104.4 Çizmeli 284a
2 2     Çizmeli 284b = Müller 46, 1984, lot 416
3 3     Çizmeli 284c = Hirsch 176, 1992, 779
4 4     CNG EA 211, 3 June 2009, lot 312
5 5     Nomos 32, 8 June 2024, lot 162 = Lanz 109, 27 May 2002, lot 698
6 6     CGT coll. = Naville Auction 21, 20 Mar. 2016, lot 247
7 7     R. Hoppensteadt coll.
8 8     ✸ Münzen Gut-Lynt GmbH 3, 18 Sept. 2021, lot 114
9 9     Auctiones GmbH e 48, 22 May 2016, lot 33
10 10     Naville Numismatics 21, 20 Mar. 2016, lot 247