RPC IV.1, 6241 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 6241 (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 nude Heracles (bearded) standing, right, resting right hand on hip, left arm wrapped in lion skin, resting on club which stands on rock
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     vA 555
2 2     Cologne Weiser 012, pl. 1
3 3     ✸ NY: 1944.100.42175