Province Bithynia-Pontus
City Nicaea 
Region Bithynia
Reign Claudius
Obverse inscription ΜΕΣΣΑΛΕΙΝΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ ΝΕΑ ΗΡΑ
Obverse design bust of Messalina, right; two ears of corn before
Reverse inscription Γ ΚΑΔΙΟΣ ΡΟΥΦΟΣ ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΟΣ, ΝΕΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design view of building

Coin no. 2 of RPC I, 2038

 

Museum British Museum, London (UK)
Inventory no. 1844,1015.140
Reference BMC 14 = Rec, pl. LXVI.8 = M. Price and B. Trell, Greek Coins and Their Cities, 100, fig 121
Diameter 27
Weight 16.04
Axis 12
Note no garlands, ΝΕΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ in the middle of building