RPC VI, 7943 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7943 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Nisibis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Julia Mamaea (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΜΑΜΑΕΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Edition Ἰουλία Μαμαέα Σεβαστή Ἰουλία Μαμαέα Σεβαστή
Translation Julia Mamaea Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Julia Mamaea, right, on crescent
Reverse inscription ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛΟ ΝΕϹΙΒΙ ΜΗΤ
Edition Σεβαστὴ Κολωνία Νεσιβίων μητρόπολις Σεβ(αστὴ) Κολω(νία) Νεσιβί(ων) μητ(ρόπολις)
Translation Augustan colony of the Nisibians, metropolis
Reverse design draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche, right; before, star and corn ear; behind, star; above, ram leaping, right, looking back
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 13.72 g
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1938.104
2 2     ✸ M&M Deutschland 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 971