RPC VII.2, 1892

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1892
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Nominative Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, left, seen from rear, holding spear pointing forward and shield against shoulder (decorated with gorgoneion)
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design Tyche of Nicaea seated left, holding cornucopia and sceptre, crowned by Dionysus standing behind her, holding thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Axis 1
Reference Rec —
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B. Michaux coll. = Künker eLive 32, 3 Dec. 2014, lot 91 = SNG vA 654
2 2     Hirsch 41, 9 Dec. 1964, lot 363 = RIN 68 (1966), p. 41, no. 15 = Finarte Casa D'Aste 995, 26 Nov. 1996, lot 1170 (C. Fontana coll.)
3 3     Leu EA 11, 22 Feb. 2020, lot 1295