RPC VII.2, 1968

 

Image of specimen #1

 

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
Nominative Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design four standards; the central pair topped by capricorns, the outer two topped by wreaths
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Axis 1, 2, 12
Reference Rec 715
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number 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