Æ26 - Severus Alexander ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Features
| Issuer |
Nicaea
(Bithynia and Pontus)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Severus Alexander (Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander) (222-235)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 222-235 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 9.45 g |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 488751 |
| References | RPC Online V.2# 3163 British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press (publisher). Roman Provincial Coinage / Volume 5.2 From Pertinax to Macrinus (AD 193–218): Bithynia-Pontus and Asia. British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press. |
Obverse
Laureate head of Severus Alexander, right
Lettering: Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Unabridged legend: Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Σευῆρος Ἀλέζανδρος Αὔγουστος
Translation: Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Reverse
Athlete standing nude facing, head left, holding wreath (?) and palm branch
Lettering: ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Translation: of the Nicaeans
Mint
Nicaea, Bithynia, modern-day İznik, TurkeyComments
SNG vA 621 corr.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (222-235) | |||||||||||||||
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