RPC VII.2, 1914

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1914
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 Hera seated left, holding patera and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 5.98 g
Axis 7, 8
Reference Rec 709
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 15719 Rec 709, pl. LXXXV, 2
2 2     Cologne: NI_0066 Weiser 66