RPC VI, 6536 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6536 (temporary)
Province Galatia
Region Pontus
City Neocaesarea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Year ΡΞΓ = 163
Dating 226/7
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΟΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Ἀ(ύτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεου(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙ ΠΟ ΝΕΟΚΑΙ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ ΠΟ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡ ΕΤ ΡΞΓ
Edition Κοι(νὸν) Πό(ντου) Νεοκαι(σάρεια) μητρόπο(λις) Πό(ντου) δὶς νεωκόρ(ος) ἔτ(ους) ρξγʹ
Translation Koinon of Pontus, Neocaesarea, metropolis of Pontus, twice neocorate, year 163
Reverse design perspective view of two temples with four columns on high podium facing each other
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 15.65 g
Axis 12
Reference Çizmeli 256
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Çizmeli 256 = Pontica I, 7, 1, 2 (Tokat hoard)