RPC VI, 3162 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3162 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ(Η) ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design Zeus standing facing, head left, holding patera and long sceptre; at his feet, eagle, left, looking back
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 1, 6
Reference SNG Fitzwilliam 4114
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C SNG 4114
2 2     Roma Numismatics EA 104, 15 Dec. 2022, lot 727