RPC VII.2, 1926


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
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Volume	VII.2
Number	1926
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 front
Reverse inscription	ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design	Sarapis standing left, raising right arm and holding sceptre; at his feet, lighted altar
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	22 mm
Axis	7, 8
Reference	Rec 687
Specimens	2 (1 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1			V: GR 15717		22.9	5.94	7		Show
2	2 ✸			Cologne: NI_0072	Weiser 72	22	6.41	8	Rev.: GIC 255 (Nike standing r., holding wreath and palm (on reverse)) ; possibly bust in rear view	Show