RPC IV.1, 5603 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 5603 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙ([Ν?])
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρή(λιος) Ἀντωνεῖν(ος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗ ΝΕΩ ΝΕΙΚοΜ(Η)
Edition μη(τροπόλεως) νεω(κόρου) Νεικομη(δείας)
Translation of the metropolis, neocorate Nicomedia
Reverse design Nike advancing, left, holding wreath and palm-branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 10.70 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 89, BMC 20
Specimens 4 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 20
2 2     ✸ P: 1310 Rec 89, pl. XCI.11 (rev.)
3 3     Mu: 13a
4 4     V: GR 15777, worn, attribution to Marcus Aurelius uncertain, perhaps with additional obverse legend variation