RPC VII.2, 1905

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1905
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
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 front
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design Athena standing left, holding patera and spear; in front, shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference Rec 689, 690 corr.
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Note The oval object in front of Athena on coin https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/149341 is described as an altar in Rec 690, but has been viewed here as a shield.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ O: Baldwin
2 2     V: GR 15720 Rec 690, pl. LXXXIV, 26, rev.
3 3     Bucharest: 10954 (1620) Sutzu II 433
4 4     CGT coll. = Naville Numismatics 16, 12 July 2015, lot 308
5 5     CNG