RPC IV.1, 5586 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 5586 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ [ΑΝΤ]ΩΝΙΝΟ[Ϲ?]
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσαρ Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass(?) and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛ[Ε?] [ΝΕΙΚ?]ΟΜΗΔ
Edition Μητροπόλε(ως) Νεικομήδ(ίας)
Translation of the Metropolis Nicomedia
Reverse design veiled Demeter standing, left, holding two ears of corn and long torch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 7.72 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 48
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1286 Rec 48, pl. XC.9