Æ28 - Marcus Aurelius ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
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 | 13.77 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 564428 |
| References | RPC Online IV.1# 5987 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing paludamentum, right
Lettering: Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙ
Unabridged legend: Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμοδος Καῖσαρ
Translation: Lucius Aurelius Commodus Caesar
Reverse
Nude Satyr reclining on wineskins, left, holding cantharu (?) and pedum
Lettering: ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Translation: of the Nicaeans
Mint
Nicaea, Bithynia, modern-day İznik, TurkeyComments
Rec 243; on this rev. type , see H. C. von Mosch, "Man kann sagen, der Silen sei gelehrt ..." Zum trunkenen Satyr aus der Villa dei Papiri im Kontext der Gründungsmythen von Nikaia, JNG 60, 2010, p. 71-117
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (175-177) | |||||||||||||||
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