RPC VII.2, 2000

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2000
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
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 ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Νικομηδέων δὶς νεωκόρων
Translation of the Nicomedians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Nike standing facing, head left, holding wreath and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 20.40 g
Axis 7
Reference Rec —
Specimens 2 (0 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), 1991/1–2, 2002/1–3. 1–2: same rev. die as 1998/1, 1999/1–2.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Yale: 2004.6.2323
2 2     SNG vA 812