RPC I, 2077A

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2077A
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Britannicus (Caesar)
Magistrate Lucius Mindius Balbus (proconsul)
Dating c. 48/9
Obverse inscription [ ] ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΒΡΕΤΑΝ[ ]
Edition [---]Καῖσαρ Βρεταν[---]
Translation [---] Caesar Britann[---]
Obverse design bare head of Britannicus, left
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΜΙΝΔΙΟΥ ΒΑΛΒΟΥ ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ, ΝΚΟ (below)
Edition ἐπὶ Μινδίου Βάλβου ἀνθυπάτου μητροπόλεως Ν(ι)κο(μηδέων)
Translation under Mindius Balbus, proconsul, of the metropolis of the Nicomedians
Reverse design prow, left, with one or three shields
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 10.70 g
Axis 11
Reference Rec —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note Reinach’s annotated copy of Rec had recorded a variety with head l., but had given no source.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Private coll.