RPC VI, 3312 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3312 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Maximinus
Person (obv.) Maximus (Caesar)
Obverse inscription Γ ΙΟΥ ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜΟϹ Κ
Edition Γ(άϊος) Ἰού(λιος) Οὐῆ(ρος) Μάξιμος Κ(αῖσαρ)
Translation Gaius Julius Verus Maximus Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition Νικαιέων
Translation of the Nicaeans
Reverse design Athena standing facing, head left, holding patera and spear; at her feet, shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 6.87 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference Rec 664–5
Specimens 13 (8 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1127 Rec 665.1
2 2     P: 1128 Rec 664.3
3 3     P: 1129 Rec 665.1
4 4     B Rec 664.2
5 5     B: Cassel1925
6 6     B: Reichsbank1953
7 7     NY: 1944.100.42241
8 8     ✸ O
9 9     Yale: 1938.6000.1615
10 10     CGT coll.
11 11     CGT coll. = Savoca 2 Blue London Auction, 4 May 2019, lot 682
12 12     CGT coll. = Naville Numismatics 41, 24 June 2018, lot 140 (part)
13 13     T. Mullally Coll.