RPC V.2, — (unassigned; ID 79179)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.2
Number — (unassigned; ID 79179)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Septimius Severus
Person (obv.) Septimius Severus (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Septimius Severus (Augustus) ; Caracalla (Augustus) ; Geta (Caesar)
Issue Issue 2
Obverse inscription [ ] ϹΕΠΤ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ Π[ ]
Edition [---] Σεπτ(ίμιος) Σεουῆρος Π[---]
Translation [---] Septimius Severus P[---]
Obverse design laureate head of Septimius Severus, right
Reverse inscription ϹΕΟΥΗ[ ] ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition Σεουῆ[---] Νικαιέων
Translation Seve[---], Nicaeans
Reverse design temple with four columns with two decorated pilasters at side, containing statues of Septimius Severus and his sons Caracalla and Geta on base; on top, superstructure with three windows
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 22.65 g
Reference Rec 346
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Note Price and Trell, p. 105, fig. 189 describe the reverse type as an entry to a sanctuary.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    ✸ P: 965 Rec 346 and Pl. LXXVI, 4 (rev.) = Price and Trell, p. 105, fig. 189