RPC I, 2083A

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2083A
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Dating undated but after 63
Obverse inscription [ ] ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ ΓΕΡΜ
Edition [---] Κλαύδιος Καῖσαρ Σεβαστὸς Γερμ(ανικός)
Translation [---] Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Nero, left
Reverse inscription ΝΕΙΚΟΜΗΔΕ
Edition Νεικομηδέ(ων)
Translation of the Nicomedians
Reverse design Nero on horseback, right, followed by a soldier on horseback
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 26.85 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note This is a sestertius size coin from Nicomedia belonging to the group from Bithynia copying bronze coins from the mint of Rome (see RPC 2060-1, 2084 and 2103-4).
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 134, 11 Oct. 2004, lot 1930