RPC VI, 7946 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7946 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Nisibis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ (?)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀλέξανδρ(ος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Alexander
Obverse design laureate head of Severus Alexander, right, with drapery
Reverse inscription ΚΟΛΝΙ ΝΕϹΙΒ
Edition Κολων(ία) Νεσίβ(ων)
Translation colony of the Nisibians
Reverse design draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 4.11 g
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Milan: B5952
2 2     Prokhorov Coll.
3 3     N&N London EA 16, 1 May 2023, lot 325
4 4     CGT coll.