RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 90570)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 90570)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.) Valerian (Augustus)
Issue Period E–F–'sole'
Obverse inscription ΠΟΥ ΛΙΚ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Πού(βλιος) Λικ(ίνιος) Οὐαλεριανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ, ΑΡΙϹΤΩΝ ΜΕΓ
Edition Νικαιέων ἀρίστων μεγ(ίστων)
Translation of the Nicaeans, best, greatest
Reverse design bird's eye view of city with gates front and back flanked by two towers; (figures to either side of gate)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 7.39 g
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     ✸ Gorny & Mosch EA 306, 16 Oct. 2024, lot 1457 = Papillon 5, 2021, lot 382
— —     Numismatik Naumann 137, 4 Feb. 2024, lot 365