RPC II, 639

 

Image of specimen #13

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 639
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡ(Μ)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Δομιτιανὸς Καῖσαρ Σεβα(στὸς) Γερμ(ανικός)
Translation Emperor Domitian Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription ΤΟΝ ΚΤΙΣΤΗ ΝΕΙΚΑΙΕΙΣ ΠΡΩΤΟΙ ΤΗΣ ΕΠΑΡΧ
Edition τὸν κτίστη(ν) Νεικαιεῖς πρῶτοι τῆς ἐπαρχ(είας)
Translation the Nicaeans, first of the province, (honour) the founder
Reverse design wreathed head of Heracles, left
Metal brass
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.04 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 56–7
Specimens 13 (5 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 813 Wa 397 = Rec pl. LXVII.11
2 2     L BMC 20 pl. XXXII.4
3 3     B: 139/1914
4 4     B: Löbb.
5 5     Mu
6 6     vA 542
7 7     NFA 28, spring 1984, lot 127
8 8     Malloy 40, 1995, lot 321 = Malloy 44, 1996, lot 363
9 9     CGT coll.
10 10     Numismatik Naumann 61, 7 Jan. 2018, lot 349
11 11     A. Tricarico coll.
12 12     Private coll. 'Jochen' at Forum Ancient Coins
13 13     ✸ Gorny & Mosch EA 306, W. Weiser coll., 16 Oct. 2024, lot 1021 (ex Papillon Numismatic 5, 2021, lot 377)