RPC VI, 7990 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7990 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Nicopolis Seleucidis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤωΝ ϹΕΛΕΥΚΙΔΟϹ Θ
Edition Νεικοπολιτῶν Σελευκίδος θʹ
Translation of the Nicopolitans of Seleucis, 9
Reverse design Nemesis standing facing, head left, within arched shrine with two columns; at her feet, griffin with wheel
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 19.53 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference CRS 12
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1872,0709.334 BMC 2 = CRS 12
2 2     P: 25753
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     Kölner Münzkabinett EA 5, 17 Feb. 2019, lot 212 = Kölner Münzkabinett 108, 7 Apr. 2018, lot 169