RPC II, 643

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 643
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Δομιτιανὸς Καῖσαρ Σεβαστὸς Γερμανικός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Δομιτιανὸς Καῖσαρ Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερ(μανικός)
Translation Emperor Domitian Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design radiate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription ΤΟΝ ΚΤΙΣ ΝΕΙΚΑΙΕΙΣ ΠΡΩΤ ΠΟΝ ΚΑΙ Β
Edition τὸν κτίστην Νικαεῖς πρῶτοι Πόντου καὶ Βιθυνίας 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 23 mm
Average weight 6.28 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 58
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die. 1: same rev. die as 642/1–5.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 23
2 2     B: Fox
3 3     Mu
4 4     A. Tricarico coll.
5 5     Ares 5, 22 Dec. 2019, lot 607
6 6     ✸ A. Tricarico coll. (ex Naumann 114, 6 Mar. 2022, lot 553)