RPC IV.1, 17451 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 17451 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ [ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝοϹ]
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτορ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡ ΝΕΩΚ ΝΕΙΚοΜΗΔΕΙΑϹ
Edition μητρ(οπόλεως) νεωκ(όρου) Νεικομηδείας
Translation of the metropolis, neocorate, Nicomedia
Reverse design eagle standing, facing, head, right, spreading wings, fighting serpent coiled around it
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 8.68 g
Axis 12
Reference Rec —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Ares Numismatics Web Auction 1, 23 Aug. 2019, lot 208