Nikomedeia (AD 198-217) AE 27 - Caracalla

Caracalla. 198-217 AD. AE27 (10.94g, 12h). ANTÎ©NÐ„INOC AVÎ“OVCTOC, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / NIKO(MH)Î”Ð„Î©N Î”IC NÐ„Î©KOPÎ©N, Ceres standing right, holding torch and grain ears. Good VF, green patina, some fill on the reverse. Very rare, and an apparently unpublished type with this obverse and reverse combination.

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Filename:	3540331.jpg
City/Mint name:	Nikomedeia
Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	Cf. RG 216 var. (bust type)
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 354 (7/2015), lot 331 ($220 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:	Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:	169 KiB
Date added:	Jan 26, 2016
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