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Numismata hellenica: a catalogue of Greek coins; with notes, a map ...

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Metal Size Weight<br />

5i<br />

H<br />

7-1-<br />

' 2<br />

M 7*<br />

JE I<br />

6-<br />

^ 6-5<br />

ASIA, 73<br />

NIC^A Bithjniffi.<br />

Note.— V. <strong>Numismata</strong> Hellenica, Asia, p. 88.<br />

NlKAIEtlN. Head <strong>of</strong> Bacchus to r. ; in field to r., inon. U. Rome seated on<br />

armour to I. ; in right hand, Victory to I. crowning the name <strong>of</strong> ; Papirius left<br />

hand resting on hasta; in field to r., M and en. TAIOY ; to L, IIAniPIOY<br />

[KAP]BaN02 ; below, PiiMH.<br />

Note.—Caius Papirius Carbo succeeded M. Aurelius Cotta, who was the first Roman governor <strong>of</strong><br />

Bithynia after the death <strong>of</strong> Nicomedes III., who bequeathed liis kingdom to tlie Romans.<br />

Claudius.<br />

Tl. KAAYAIOS KAISAP SEBASTOS rEP[iM]ANIKOS. Head <strong>of</strong> Claudius to r. ; in<br />

front <strong>of</strong> neck, two ears <strong>of</strong> corn. B. r. KAAIOS POY*OS ANQYnATOS.<br />

— Electrotype.<br />

Tetrastyle building <strong>of</strong> two stories ;<br />

on architrave between the two, NElKAIEaN.<br />

Messalina.<br />

MESSAAINA 2EBA2TH NEA HPA. Head <strong>of</strong> Messalina to r. ; before the neck, two<br />

ears <strong>of</strong> corn. B- Same legends and type, but <strong>with</strong> ro<strong>of</strong> to the building differing<br />

from the former.— Electrotype.<br />

Domitianus.<br />

AYT. AOMITIANOS KAISAP 2EB. TEP. Head <strong>of</strong> Domitian to r. B. TON KTIS.<br />

NEIKAEIS nPiiT. nON(ro«) KAI B(cfli;i-iac). Hercules to r., leaning <strong>with</strong> left<br />

hand behind his back.<br />

hand on club, covered <strong>with</strong> lion's skin ; right<br />

B.<br />

Commodus.<br />

. . . ANTilNlN. Head <strong>of</strong> Commodus to r. ; countermark, Victory to r.<br />

NIKAIEilN. Table, on which two prize vases, <strong>with</strong> palm branches in them;<br />

underneath, KOMOAeiA in two lines.<br />

Caracalla.<br />

ANTiiNINOC AYFOYCTOC. Head <strong>of</strong> Caracalla to r. B. NIKAIEilN. River-god<br />

seated on water to I. ; in right hand, branch ; left arm resting on vase, from<br />

which water flows; below, [C]ArAPI[C].<br />

Note.—The nearest ))oint to Nicoea <strong>of</strong> the Sagaris, or Sangarius, is fifteen miles in direct distance,<br />

but it may have been <strong>with</strong>in the Nicoean territory.<br />

Same legend and type. R. NIKAIEiiN. Jupiter seated to r. ; in right hand, patera.<br />

AYT<br />

Macrinus.<br />

. K. M. oneA. ceOYIIP. MAKPGINOC AYF. Head <strong>of</strong> Macrinus to n R. NI-<br />

KAieSiN. Ceres in long drapery to I. ; in right hand, poppy-head<br />

ears <strong>of</strong> corn ; in left, long torch.<br />

Elagabalus.<br />

between two<br />

jM. AYPH. ANXaNINOC AYF. Head <strong>of</strong> Elagabalus to r.<br />

legionary eagle between two standards.<br />

I<br />

Another, differing only in the B. NIKAIEaN. Roman<br />

arrangement <strong>of</strong> the letters on the reverse,

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