RPC VII.2, 1995

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1995
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 laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Reverse design Demeter standing left, holding ears of corn and long torch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Axis 1
Reference Rec 364
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies. 1–4: same obv. die as 1889/1–2 (Nicaea), 1998/1. 1–4: same rev. die as 1987/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1899,0703.6
2 2     Lanz 80, 26 June 1997, lot 559
3 3     Private coll.
4 4     SNG vA 817