RPC VI, 3368 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3368 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1b
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟ
Reverse design eagle standing left, looking back, spreading wings, on top of cista from which serpent emerges
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Axis 7
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Hirsch 255, 14 Feb. 2008, lot 1921
2 2     ✸ H.I. coll.
3 3     London Ancient Coins