RPC I, 2077A

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2077A
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Britannicus (Caesar)
Magistrate Lucius Mindius Balbus (proconsul)
Dating c. 48/9
Obverse inscription [ΚΛΑΥ]ΔΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΒΡΕΤΑΝΝΙ[ΚΟΣ] [ ]
Edition Κλαύδιος Καῖσαρ Βρεταννικὸς --- Κλαύδιος Καῖσαρ Βρεταννικὸς [---]
Translation Claudius Caesar Britannicus [---]
Obverse design bare head of Britannicus, left
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΜΙΝΔΙΟΥ ΒΑΛΒΟΥ ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ, ΝΚΟ (below)
Edition ἐπὶ Μινδίου Βάλβου ἀνθυπάτου μητροπόλεως Νικομηδέων ἐπὶ Μινδίου Βάλβου ἀνθυπάτου μητροπόλεως Ν(ι)κο(μηδέων)
Translation under Mindius Balbus, proconsul, of the metropolis of the Nicomedians
Reverse design prow, left, with one or three shields
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.18 g
Axis 11
Reference Rec —, Stumpf 33 (Claudius)
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note Reinach’s annotated copy of Rec had recorded a variety with head l., but had given no source.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Private coll.
2 2     ✸ Künker 433, 10 Nov. 2025, lot 6063