RPC VII.2, 1920

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1920
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, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design lion pouncing, right, on bucranium
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference Rec, p. 485, n. 1
Specimens 7 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L
2 2     Tire: 2007-185 SNG 3
3 3     B. Michaux coll. = M&M GmbH 15, 21 Oct. 2004, lot 396
4 4     C. Rhodes coll.
5 5     CGT coll. = Naville Numismatics 19, 13 Dec. 2015, lot 222
6 6     CGT coll. = Naville Numismatics 30, 2 Apr. 2017, lot 157
7 7     Naville Numismatics 21, 20 Mar. 2016, lot 260