RPC I, 2041

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2041
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Britannicus (Caesar)
Magistrate Gaius Cadius Rufus (proconsul)
Dating c. 47–8
Obverse inscription ΒΡΙΤΑΝΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ ΥΙΟΣ
Edition Βριταννικὸς Καῖσαρ Σεβαστοῦ υἰὸς
Translation Britannicus Caesar, son of Augustus
Obverse design draped bust of Britannicus, right
Reverse inscription Γ ΚΑΔΙΟΣ ΡΟΥΦΟΣ ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΟΣ, ΝΕΙΚΑΙΑ
Edition Γ(άϊος) Κάδιος Ῥοῦφος ἀνθύπατος Νίκαια
Translation Gaius Cadius Rufus, proconsul, Nicaea
Reverse design within wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 7.48 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Rec 35
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     A: NM 4953a Rec, pl. LXVI.11
2 2     ✸ CNG 106, 13 Sept. 2017, lot 603
3 3     Andrew P. Cairns coll.
4 4     Gorny & Mosch EA 306, W. Weiser coll., 16 Oct. 2024, lot 1005