RPC VII.2, 1987

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1987
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Pupienus and Balbinus
Person (obv.) Balbinus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Δ ΚΑΙΛ ΒΑΛΒΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Δ(έκιμος) Καΐλ(ιος) Βαλβῖνος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Decimus Caelius Balbinus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Balbinus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Νικομηδέων δὶς νεωκόρων
Translation of the Nicomedians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Demeter standing left, holding ears of corn and long torch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 17.20 g
Axis 12
Reference Rec —
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same rev. die as 1995/1–4.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1975,0411.82