RPC VII.2, 2014

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2014
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
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 laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩ
Edition Νικομηδέων δις νεωκόρω(ν)
Translation of the Nicomedians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Hephaestus standing left, holding hammer and tongs
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.62 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec —
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O
2 2     Cologne: BI_0092 Corsten 92
3 3     Erlangen Zwicker Z1095
4 4     ✸ B. Michaux coll. = ex M. Mihalka coll.
5 5     Hirsch 343, 26 Sept. 2018, lot 2768