RPC I, 2671C

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2671C
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Nysa
Reign Uncertain
Magistrate Bakkhios
Obverse inscription [ ]
Obverse design laureate (?), draped and cuirassed bust of ???, r., seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΥΣΑΕΩΝ ΒΑΚΧΙΟΣ ΙΝ[ ][(?)
Reverse design male (?) figure standing r., raising hand over head and stretching out other hand
Metal Æ
Average diameter 21 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note An Aur. Bacchios is known for Nysa under Gordian, but the letter forms suggest a much earlier date, in the first century.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CGT coll., ex Dara Auction 3, 5 Nov. 2021, lot 1351