RPC VI, 6548 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6548 (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
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σε(βῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡ ΝΕΟΚΕϹ[...] (sic) ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡ ΕΤ ΡΟΑ
Edition μητρ(όπολις) Νεοκεσ[---] δὶς νεωκόρ(ος) ἔτ(ος) ροαʹ
Translation the metropolis Neocaesarea[---] twice neocorate, year 171
Reverse design front view of two temples with four columns with globe in each pediment; above, agonistic crown with two palm branches; betwen them vase with two palm branches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 16.04 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Çizmeli 263
Specimens 10 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 417 SNG 1744 = Wa 76 = Rec 43 = Çizmeli 263b
2 2     B: L1906 Çizmeli 263c
3 3     Çizmeli 263a = Vecchi 7, 1997, 1467
4 4     Çizmeli 263d = Malloy 33, 1992, 385
5 5     Çizmeli 263e
6 6     CNG EA 500, 22 Sept. 2021, lot 598
7 7     CNG EA 493, 9 June 2021, lot 424
8 8     Naville Numismatics 38, 11 Mar. 2018, lot 191
9 9     Bucephalus Numismatic 15, 10 - 11 Feb. 2023, lot 800 = Bucephalus Numismatic 18, 20–21 Apr. 2023, lot 230
10 10     Bucephalus Numismatic 18, 21–22 Apr. 2023, lot 230