Æ23 - Macrianus fortified wall
Features
| Issuer |
Nicaea
(Bithynia and Pontus)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Gallienus (Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus) (253-268)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 260-261 |
| Weight | 6.64 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 317101 |
| References | Recueil# 867 William Henry Waddington, Ernest Babelon, Théodore Reinach. Recueil général des monnaies grecques d'Asie mineure. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France (4 volumes). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes).Gebr. Mann (publisher). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Sammlung von Aulock. Gebr. Mann, Berlin, Germany (17 volumes). |
Obverse
Bust of Macrian right, radiate, draped, cuirassed.
Script: Greek
Lettering: TΙT ΦΟVΛ ΙΟV ΜΑΚΡΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕΒ
Unabridged legend: Τιτος Φουλιος Ιουλιος Μακριανος Σεβαστος
Translation: The august Titus Fulvius Julius Macrian
Reverse
Aerial view of octagonal the city's fortified wall, with arched central gates at top and bottom.
Script: Greek
Lettering: NIKAIEΩN
Unabridged legend: Νικαιεων
Translation: of Nicaea
Mint
Nicaea, Bithynia, modern-day İznik, TurkeySee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (260-261) | |||||||||||||||
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