RPC VII.2, 1887

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1887
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition Νικαιέων
Translation of the Nicaeans
Reverse design Athena standing left, hand on shield, facing Hephaestus seated right, holding tongs and hammer, with helmet on column between them
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 21.92 g
Axis 2
Reference Rec —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 1886/1–2, 1893/1–2, 4, 1898/1, 1992/1–3 (Nicomedia), 1994/1 (Nicomedia), 1996/1–2 (Nicomedia).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Zwicker Z1071