RPC IV.1, 6081 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 6081 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝoϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνῖνος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗ[Τ]ΡΟ ΝΕΩ ΝΕΙΚοΜΗΔΕΙΑϹ
Edition Μητροπόλεως νεωκόρου Νεικομηδείας Μητρο(πόλεως) νεω(κόρου) Νεικομηδείας
Translation of the metropolis, Nicomedia, neocorate
Reverse design nude Poseidon standing with foot on prow, right, holding trident and dolphin
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.76 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 85 corr.
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Rauch Rec 85, pl. XCI.7 (rev.)
2 2     ✸ O