RPC VII.2, 1973

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1973
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Marcus Antonius Gordianus
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 three standards; central one topped by eagle, flanked by two standards topped by wreaths
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 3.14 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rec —
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.42249
2 2     CGT coll. = Savoca 98 Blue, 27 March 2021, lot 2218 (part of 21 coin lot)