RPC VI, 6549 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6549 (temporary)
Province Galatia
Region Pontus
City Neocaesarea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ΡΟΑ = 171
Dating 234/235
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡ ΝΕΟΚΕϹΑΡΙΑϹ (sic) ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟ ΕΤ ΡΟΑ
Reverse design front view of two temples with four columns with globe in each pediment; each surmounted by agonistic crown with palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference Çizmeli 273
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Ankara: 1988.104-17 Çizmeli 273a
2 2     Istanbul: 762/672-1966 Çizmeli 273b
3 3     ✸ Astarte Young Collectors 2, 3 Mar. 2024, lot 299