RPC VII.2, 1991

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1991
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
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 ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Reverse design Tyche standing right, holding small temple in each hand, in front of Athena seated left, holding Nike; shield at right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 6, 7
Reference Rec —
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 1888/1–3 (Nicaea), 1890/1–2 (Nicaea), 2000/1–2, 2002/1–3. 1–2: same rev. die as 1983/1, 1989/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1970,0909.49
2 2     C. Rhodes coll. = Waddell list 26 [undated, 1987?], lot 176