RPC VII.2, 1894

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1894
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 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 Heracles reclining left on lion's back, holding small Eros and club
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Axis 1, 2, 6, 7, 12
Reference Rec 698 corr., 700
Specimens 9 (4 in the core collections)
Note Rec 698 (pl. LXXXIV, 33) describes Heracles as holding cantharus and club.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1143
2 2     P: 1142 Rec 700, pl. LXXXIV, 34
3 3     B: 18273499, Löbb.
4 4     V: GR 38585 Kraft pl. 102, 33 = Rec 700, pl. LXXXIV, 33, rev., described as B
5 5     C. Rhodes coll.
6 6     ✸ CNG EA 347, 25 Mar. 2015, lot 347
7 7     Gorny & Mosch 114, 4 Mar. 2002, lot 171 = Rauch MBS 4, 1 Sept. 2001, lot 277
8 8     Helios 5, 25 June 2010, lot 631
9 9     Solidus Premium 35, 28 Oct. 2018, lot 64