Æ17 - Marcus Aurelius ΝΕΙΚΑ ωΝ ΕΝ (or ΕΚ?)
Features
| Issuer |
Nicaea
(Bithynia and Pontus)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 175-177 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 3.70 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 564415 |
| References | RPC Online IV.1# 6237 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Bare head of Commodus (youthful), right
Lettering: ]ΜΟΔΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Unabridged legend: ---μοδος Καῖσαρ
Translation: [---]modus Caesar
Reverse
Apis-bull standing, right
Lettering: ΝΕΙΚΑ ωΝ ΕΝ (or ΕΚ?)
Unabridged legend: Νεικα---ων ΕΝ
Translation: of the Nicaeans, EN(?)
Mint
Nicaea, Bithynia, modern-day İznik, TurkeyComments
F. Leypold, MÖNG 26 (1986), 89, no. 8
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (175-177) | |||||||||||||||
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