RPC IV.1, 5957 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 5957 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝοϹ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass, right
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design eagle standing on altar, right, spreading wings; between two standards
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 6, 7
Reference Rec 195
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 898 Rec 195, pl. LXXI.25 (rev.)
2 2     vA 554, reverse legend with ΝΚΙΑΙΕΩΝ(sic)
3 3     V: GR 15578
4 4     Mu: 20a (acc. 63824)