RPC VI, 3431 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3431 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1b
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΥ(Η) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ (or ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ) ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚ
Reverse design three military standards, central one topped by wreath, the ones to the left and right surmounted by a capricorn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Axis 2, 12
Reference Rec 329
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 15837 Rec 329
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     Grün 64, 20 Nov. 2014, lot 1956
5 5     CGT coll.
7 7     T. Mullally coll.. ex Triskeles sale 19, lot 344. 17.03.2017https://www.vauctions.com/ViewArchiveItem.asp?ID=34652