RPC VII.2, 1897

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1897
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, left, seen from rear, holding spear pointing forward and shield against shoulder (decorated with gorgoneion)
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition Νικαιέων
Translation of the Nicaeans
Reverse design Tyche seated left, on rock, holding ears of corn; below, swimming river god Sagaris
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 18.72 g
Axis 12
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Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CGT coll. = Naville Numismatics 18, 1 Nov. 2015, lot 191 = Naville Numismatics 44, 4 Nov. 2018, lot 133