RPC V.2, — (unassigned; ID 78135)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.2
Number — (unassigned; ID 78135)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Caracalla
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤΩΝ(Ε)ΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟΥϹΤΟϹ
Edition Ἀντωνεῖνος Αὔγουστος
Translation Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition Νικαιέων
Translation of the Nicaeans
Reverse design Athena standing facing, head l, holding patera in right and resting left on spear; at her feet, shield set on ground
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 11.80 g
Axis 6, 9, 12
Reference Rec 424 and 427
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    P: 1004 Rec 424 and Pl. LXXVIII, 9 (rev.) given errore to Rec 423
    B: 18221090, Rauch
    B: 18221089, Löbb. Rec 427 and Pl. LXXVIII, 12 (rev.)
    V: GR 15627
    Boston: 62.525 SNG vA 592
    CGT coll. (ex Naville Numismatics 20, 7 Feb. 2016, lot 245)
    ✸ Gorny & Mosch EA 306, W. Weiser coll., 16 Oct. 2024, lot 1189 (ex CNG EA 496, 2021, lot 282)