RPC II, 660a

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 660a
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒ Γ(ΕΡ)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Δομιτιανός Καῖσαρ Σεβ(αστός) Γερ(μανικὸς)
Translation Emperor Domitian Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription Η ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΤΗ Β(Ε)ΙΘΥΝ(Ι)ΑΣ), ΝΙΚΟ-ΜΗ (above)
Edition ἡ μητρόπολις καὶ πρώτη Βειθυνίας Νικομή(δεια)
Translation the metropolis and first of Bithynia, Nicomedia
Reverse design serpent on prow, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 6.23 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 33
Specimens 8 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Boston: 62.378
2 2     P: 1275 Rec pl. LXXXIX.20
3 3     P: Delepierre
4 4     B: 28701
5 5     V: GR 15757
6 6     V: GR 15756
7 7     Amsterdam
8 8     N&N London EA 35, 30 Sept.–1 Oct. 2023, lot 373