ID: |
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80000270 |
Type: |
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Roman Provincial |
Region: |
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BITHYNIA |
City:
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Nicomedia |
Issuer: |
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C. Papirius Carbo, proconsul |
Date Ruled: |
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Procurator, 62-59 BC
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Metal: |
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Bronze |
Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
Diameter: |
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25 mm |
Weight: |
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8.62 g |
Die Axis: |
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12 h |
Obverse Legend: |
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ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ |
Obverse Description: |
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Laureate head of Zeus right |
Reverse Legend: |
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ΕΠΙ ΓΑΙΟ[Υ] / ΠΑΠΙΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΡΒΩΝ[ΟΣ] / ΔΚΣ / ΡΩΜΗ |
Reverse Description: |
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Roma seated left on pile of shields, holding Nike in right hand, spear in left; ΕΠΙ ΓΑΙΟ[Υ] to right, ΠΑΠΙΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΡΒΩΝ[ΟΣ] to outer left, monogram to inner left, ΔΚΣ (date) below shields, ΡΩΜΗ in exergue |
Primary Reference: |
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Stumpf 120 |
Reference2: |
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Rec Gen 2 |
Reference3: |
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SNG VA 736 |
Reference4: |
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SNG Cop 545; BMC 1-3; McClean 7509; Weber 4912 |
Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=132493 |
Grade:
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EF, dark green, almost black patina. |
Notes: |
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Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 270 Ex Triton VIII (11 January 2005), lot 360; David Freedman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 421; Numismatic Fine Arts V (23-24 February 1978), lot 313. |
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