RPC VII.2, 1976

 

Image of specimen #12

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1976
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥ(Γ)
Edition 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
Translation of the Nicaeans
Reverse design three standards; central one topped by eagle, standing left or facing, flanked by two standards topped by wreaths
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 2.71 g
Axis 1, 6, 7, 12
Reference Rec —
Specimens 16 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: Delepierre 5376
2 2     P: AA.GR.12120
3 3     B: 18273506
4 4     Tübingen SNG 2134
5 5     Verona: 70382 SNG 1382
6 6     B. Michaux coll.
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     Grün 71, 16 May 2017, lot 1579 = Grün 59, 15 May 2012, lot 156 = Kölner Münzkabinett 54, 11 Nov. 1991, lot 296
9 9     Lanz 78, 25 Nov. 1996, lot 845
10 10     Peus 403, 27 Apr. 2011, lot 616
11 11     Rauch 74, 7 Dec. 2004, lot 301
12 12     ✸ Rauch EA 28, 13 Sept. 2018, lot 128
13 13     SNG vA 653
14 14     H.I. coll. = Savoca 141st Blue, 27 Aug. 2022, lot 733
15 15     Gorny & Mosch EA 306, 16 Oct. 2024, lot 1415 (W. Weiser coll.)
16 16     Aphrodite Art Coins G2, 7 Sept. 2024, lot 700