RPC II, 654

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 654
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡΜ(Α)
Edition Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Δομιτιανὸς Καῖσαρ Σεβα(στὸς) Γερμα(νικός)
Translation Emperor Domitian Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription Η ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΩΤΗ ΒΕΙΘΥΝΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΟΝ, ΝΙΚΟ-ΜΗ
Edition ἡ μητρόπολις καὶ πρώτη Βειθυνίας καὶ Πὸν(του) Νικομή(δεια)
Translation the metropolis and first of Bithynia and Pontus, Nicomedia
Reverse design Demeter standing, left, with ears of corn and sceptre
Metal brass
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 23.07 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1986,1146.3
2 2     ✸ A. Tricarico coll. (ex Savoca 95th Silver, 14 Feb. 2021, lot 316)