RPC VII.2, 1968

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1968
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Αὔγουστος Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition Νικαιέων Νικαιέων
Translation of the Nicaeans
Reverse design four standards; the central pair topped by capricorns, the outer two topped by wreaths
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 3.37 g
Axis 1, 2, 12
Reference Rec 715
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1844,0425.1219 BMC 119
2 2     P: 1148 Rec 711, pl. LXXV, 4, rev. where wrongly described
3 3     B. Michaux coll.
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     Münzzentrum Rheinland 143, 16 Apr. 2008, lot 319
6 6     Varesi Vicenza Auction, 29 Oct. 2012, lot 114 = Naville Numismatics 31, 14 May 2017, lot 115