RPC II, 646

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 646
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒ(Α) (ΓΕ)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Δομιτιανὸς Καῖσαρ Σεβα(στὸς) Γε(ρμανικός)
Translation Emperor Domitian Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design radiate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription ΝΕΙΚΑΙΕΙΣ ΠΡΩΤΟΙ ΤΗΣ ΕΠΑΡΧ(ΕΙ)
Edition Νεικαῖεις πρῶτοι τῆς ἐπαρχεί(ας)
Translation Nicaeans, first of the province
Reverse design winged caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 2.84 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rec 64 corr.
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 2, 6: same obv. die.
Note Rec describes head as laureate, but it is clearly radiate.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop SNG 472
2 2     P: 819 Rec pl. LXVII.18
3 3     A. Tricarico coll.
4 4     ✸ Solidus 62, 21 July 2020, lot 123 = Solidus 70, 24 Nov. 2020, lot 194 = GM EA 306, W. Weiser coll., 16 Oct. 2024, lot 1025
5 5     Savoca 1st Blue, 23 mar. 2019, lot 639 = Gorny & Mosch EA 306, W. Weiser coll., 16 Oct. 2024, lot 1024
6 6     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Savoca Blue 111, 28 Aug. 2021, lot 975)