RPC VI, 7994 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7994 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Nicopolis Seleucidis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ϹΕ[...] ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕ(?)
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΝΕΙΚΟΠ ϹΕΛ[...]
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock facing, head right; at her feet, river god swimming, left; to left, Tyche standing facing holding cornucopia and rudder; to right, emperor or Seleucus I(?) standing in military dress and crowning the Tyche of the City with wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference CRS 13
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1980,0907.2 CRS 13
2 2     Richard McAlee coll.