Bronze Coin of Roman Republic, Nicaea, 59 BCE–58 BCE. 2015.20.2735

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2015.20.2735

Physical Description

  • Axis: 1

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 7.14
    • Diameter (in mm): 23

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Coin
  • Date Range: 59 BCE - 58 BCE
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Bronze

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: [N]IKAIEΩN
    • Type: Head of Dionysus wearing mythra and wreathed with ivy;ΔΚΣ (date) and monogram

  • Reverse

    • Legend: EΠI ΓAIO[Y] / ΠAΠIPIO[Y]/ [K]APB[ΩNΟΣ]
    • Type: Roma seated left on pile of shields, holding crowning Nike in extended right hand, spear in left. M to inner right. PΩMH in exergue.

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2015.20.2735
  • Lot: 2015.20
  • Department: Roman
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Witschonke ex Kovacs, 7/24/90

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States

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