RPC VII.2, 1886

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1886
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
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 ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition Νικαιέων
Translation of the Nicaeans
Reverse design Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent from patera, facing Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding serpent staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 19.58 g
Reference Rec —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 1887/1, 1893/1–2, 4, 1898/1, 1992/1–3 (Nicomedia), 1994/1 (Nicomedia), 1996/1–2 (Nicomedia).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Gorny & Mosch EA 306, 16 Oct. 2024, lot 1408 (W. Weiser coll.) = Galerie des Monnaies, Genève, Feb. 1977, lot 635 = Hecht, British Museum filing cards
2 2     Waddell 1, 1982, lot 115