Æ27 - Severus Alexander ϹΕΠ ΚΟ (Ο) ΝΕϹΙΒΙ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛ

Features

Issuer	Nisibis (Mesopotamia)
Emperor	Severus Alexander (Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander) (222-235)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	222-235
Composition	Bronze
Weight	12.15 g
Diameter	27 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 488050
References	RPC Online VI# 7937 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)

Obverse

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Lettering: ΑΥΤ(Ο) ΚΑ ΜΑΡ ΑΥ Ϲ(Ε) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟ Ϲ(Ε)

Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβαστός

Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus

Reverse

Draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche, right; before, star; above, ram leaping, right, looking back

Lettering: ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛ(Ο) ΝΕϹΙΒΙ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛ

Unabridged legend: Σεπτίμινα κολονία Νέσιβις μητρόπολις

Translation: Septimian colony Nisibis, metropolis

Mint

Nisibis, Mesopotamia, modern-day Nusaybin, Turkey

Comments

BMC 6–7

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (222-235)

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