RPC VI, 7945 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #10

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7945 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Nisibis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Julia Mamaea (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ΙΟΥ ΜΑΜΑΕΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Edition Ἰου(λία) 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 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; above, ram leaping, right, looking back
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 11.73 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference BMC 9
Specimens 11 (7 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: G.1005
2 2     L: 2000Y-EX
3 3     L: 1900,0706.23 BMC 10
4 4     P: 1965.1073
5 5     P: 5195
6 6     B: 1847/8131
7 7     NY: 1938.104.100
8 8     Milan: L1386
9 9     iNum MBS 8, 20 Mar. 2009, lot 334
10 10     ✸ Künker 124, 16 Mar. 2007, lot 9355
11 11     M&M Deutschland 27, 28 May 2008, lot 2286