RPC III, 560

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 560
Province Achaea
Region Epirus
City Nicopolis
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Augustus
Obverse inscription ΚΤΙϹΜΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟΥ
Edition κτίσμα Σεβαστοῦ
Translation foundation of Augustus
Obverse design bare head of Augustus, right
Reverse inscription ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕωϹ
Edition Νεικοπόλεως
Translation of Nicopolis
Reverse design Nike in biga, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 5.27 g
Axis 6
Reference Oikonomidou Augustus —, Calomino 90
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 557/1–2, 558/1, 559/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Bern: Righetti 414
2 2     NY
3 3     ✸ Leu EA 26, 8 July 2023, lot 2516 = ETB coll. (ex Leu EA 13, 15 Aug. 2020, lot 818)