RPC V.2, — (unassigned; ID 73708)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.2
Number — (unassigned; ID 73708)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Caracalla
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟΥϹΤΟϹ
Edition Ἀντωνεῖνος Αὔγουστος
Translation Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Caracalla, right
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Νικομηδέων δὶς νεωκόρων
Translation of the Nicomedians, twice neocorate
Reverse design seafaring hero Astakos advancing right off the prow of a ship, head to left and his left foot placed on rocks, holding spear with his left hand and gesturing for companions to follow with his right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 14.08 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Rec 230 corr.
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    L BMC 50
    CGT coll. = Naville Numismatics 62, 13 Dec. 2020, lot 122
    ✸ Leu EA 3, 25 Feb. 2018, lot 528 = Solidus Premium 20, 21 Oct. 2017, lot 116
    Solidus Summer 32, 28 July 2018, lot 137