RPC II, 656

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 656
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Δομιτιανὸς Καῖσαρ Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερμ(ανικός)
Translation Emperor Domitian Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design radiate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription Η ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΩΤΗ ΒΙΘΥΝΙΑ
Edition ἡ μητρόπολις καὶ πρώτη Βιθυνία(ς)
Translation the metropolis and first city of Bithynia
Reverse design Demeter standing, left, holding ?corn-ears and long sceptre, in biga of winged serpents
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 10.78 g
Reference Rec 31
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: B-I GM p. 605, no. 135
2 2     Kress 120, 1961, lot 188 = SNR 68 (1989) p. 56, no.12 with Taf. 3.12