RPC II, 641

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 641
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ
Obverse design laureate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription ΝΕΙΚΑΙΕΙΣ ΠΡΩΤΟΙ ΤΗΣ ΕΠΑΡΧΕΙΑΣ
Reverse design eagle on globe, head right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 6, 7
Reference Rec 63
Specimens 8 (2 in the core collections)
Note Rev. design is a copy of design of restored coins of Divus Augustus, found on Latin coins from Thrace (see RPC II.514).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 818 Rec pl. LXVII.17
2 2     O
3 3     SNG vA 541
4 4     Lindgren 130
5 5     Vat see Rec
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     Private coll. (ex MM)
8 8     ✸ N&N London Green XII, 10 July 2023, lot 527