RPC I, 2056

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2056
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Magistrate Marcus Tarquitius Priscus (proconsul)
Dating c. 56/9
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΣ
Edition Νέρων Κλαύδιος Καῖσαρ Σεβαστὸς Γερμανικός
Translation Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Nero, right
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ Μ ΤΑΡΚΥΙΤΙΟΥ ΠΡΕΙΣΚΟΥ ΠΑΤΡΩΝΟΣ ΑΝΘΥΠΑ, ΝΕΙΚΑΙΕΩ (inscribed on cista)
Edition ἐπὶ Μ(άρκου) Ταρκυιτίου Πρείσκου πάτρωνος ἀνθυπά(του) Νεικαιέω(ν)
Translation under Marcus Tarquitius Priscus, patron (and) proconsul, of the Nicaeans
Reverse design cista bearing capricorn on globe, cornucopia with wreath and thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 24.36 g
Axis 12
Reference Rec 40
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 800 Rec, pl. LXVI.15
2 2     Kovacs coll.
3 3     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 53, 7 Feb. 2019, lot 524 = GM EA 306, W. Weiser coll., 16 Oct. 2024, lot 1009
4 4     Numismatica Ars Classica Auction R, 17 May 2007, lot 1444
5 5     Berk 147, 2006, lot 365