RPC II, 660b

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 660b
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 radiate 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 6.49 g
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 4–6: same obv. die.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 147, 7 Mar. 2006, lot 1826
2 2     B: B-I
3 3     Leu EA 26, 8–13 July 2023, lot 2185
4 4     Münzen & Medaillen 15, 21 Oct. 2004, lot 408
5 5     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Naville 16, 12 July 2015, lot 313)
6 6     A. Tricarico coll.