RPC II, 642

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 642
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Δομιτιανός Καῖσαρ Σεβ(αστός) Γερ(μανικὸς)
Translation Emperor Domitian Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription ΤΟΝ ΚΤΙΣ ΝΕΙΚΑΙΕΙΣ ΠΡΩΤ ΠΟΝ ΚΑΙ Β
Edition τὸν κτίσ(την) Νικαεῖς πρῶτοι Πόντου καὶ Βιθυνίας
Translation the Nicaeans, first of Pontus and Bithynia, (honour) the founder
Reverse design Heracles standing, right, leaning on club and lion skin
Metal brass
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.38 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Rec 58
Specimens 10 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–5: same rev. die as 643/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 21
2 2     L BMC 22
3 3     P: 814 Rec pl. LXVII.12
4 4     O
5 5     vA 7015
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     Leu Numismatik AG Web Auction 3, 25 Feb. 2018, lot 525
8 8     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Savoca 7 Blue, 26 May 2018, lot 647)
9 9     ✸ Nomos obolos 15, 24 may 2020, lot 553 = Gorny & Mosch EA 306, W. Weiser coll., 16 Oct. 2024, lot 1023
10 10     Naumann 31, 3 may 2015, lot 339