RPC VII.2, 1896

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1896
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 laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition Νικαιέων
Translation of the Nicaeans
Reverse design Sarapis standing left, raising right arm and holding sceptre; at his feet, lighted altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 15.37 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec —
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 1895/1–2, 7, 1993/1 (Nicomedia), 1997/1–2 (Nicomedia), 1999/1–2 (Nicomedia), 2042/1–5 (Prusias ad Hypium).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1953.171.481 Kraft pl. 102, 38a