RPC I, 2048A

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2048A
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Claudius (Augustus)
Magistrate Publius Pasidienus Firmus (proconsul)
Dating c. 50
Obverse inscription
Obverse design trophy
Reverse inscription ΠΟ ΠΑΣΙΔΙΗΝΟΣ ΦΙΡΜΟΣ ΝΕΙΚΑ
Edition Πό(πλιος) Πασιδιηνὸς Φίρμος Νεικα(ίa)
Translation Publius Pasidienus Firmus, Nicaea
Reverse design monogram ΝΕΙΚΑ in centre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 15 mm
Average weight 2.17 g
Axis 5, 12
Reference Rec —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note A lower denomination of 2047-8 where the meaning of ΠΟ (Publius) was misunderstood.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ M. Fox coll.
2 2     Pompeii Ancient Numismatic Online Auction 2, 3 Dec. 2021, lot 454