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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     73000714      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     LESBOS City:     Mytilene Issuer:     Sextus Nicomachus and Flavia Nicomachis Date Ruled:     AD 139-161 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 24 Struck / Cast:     struck Diameter:     24 mm Weight:     5.36 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     CETCTON HPWA Obverse Description:     Draped bust of Sextus right Reverse Legend:     ΦΛA NEIKO-MACIC MVTIΛH Reverse Description:     Draped bust of Flavia Nichomachis right Primary Reference:     BMC 173 Reference2:     SNG MÜnchen 778 (same obv. die) Reference3:     SNG Cop 407 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=91198 Grade:     VF, brown surfaces Notes:     Sale: CNG 73, Lot: 714 Very rare. Mytilene issued a rare series of bronzes honoring several distinguished local citizens. While another shows Julia Procula (see CNG 72, lot 1161), probably the mother of Flavia Nicomachis, this coin depicts Flavia Nicomachis herself, as well as her father Sextus Nicomachus. An inscription from Mytilene, naming both Procula and Nicomachis, lists them as benefactors of the city. Based on the portrait styles of these individuals, this coin is dated to the reign of Antoninus Pius.

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