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Home > Bithynia > Nikaia Most viewed - Nikaia Nikaia (AD 253-260) AE 24 - Valerian I, Gallienus & Valerian II2052 viewsValerian I, with Gallienus and Valerian II Caesar, 253-260 AD. AE24 (8.37g, 7h), struck 256-258 AD. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian I right, seen from behind, and radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus left, seen from behind, vis-à-vis; between, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian II right, seen from behind / Three agonistic crowns set on ornate base, central crown containing two palms, each flanking crown a single palm. VF, green patina with traces of red-brown, minor roughness. Rare. Nikaia (BC 47-46) AE 24 - Julius Caesar1674 viewsJulius Caesar, 47/6 BC. AE24 - Assarion (8.38g, 11h). C. Vibius Pansa, proconsul. Dated CY 236 (47/6 BC). Bare head of Caesar right / ΓAIOY down right field, OYBIOY / ΠANΣA down left, Nike advancing right, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm over left shoulder; monograms to left and right; VΛΣ (date) in exergue. Near VF, black patina. Ex Drewry Coll. This type was the first anywhere to feature the portrait of Julius Caesar. C. Vibius Pansa was part of the Caesarian faction at Rome, and probably owed his proconsulship to his patron. The only other definite lifetime portrait of Caesar from the provincial series was an issue of ca 45 BC at Lampsacus (RPC I 2268-9). Both of these issues preceded the earliest appearance of his portrait at Rome, on the denarii of M. Mettius in January 44 BC. Nikaia (AD 41-48) AE 32 - Messalina1555 viewsMessalina, Augusta, 41-48 AD. AE32 (22.71g, 12h). C. Cadius Rufus, proconsul. Struck ca 47-48 AD. Draped bust left, hair in long plait / Façade of basilica: a two story tetrastyle central bay with two story wings flanking; inscribed entablature above. Fine, green and brown patina, rough. Extremely rare. Nikaia (BC 27-AD 14) AE 23 - Thorius Flaccus1051 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE23 (5.90g, 12h). Thorius Flaccus, anthypatos (proconsul). Struck circa 25 BC. Bare head of Thorius Flaccus right / Draped bust of Juno Lanuvia right; monograms to left and right. VF, brown surfaces, light overall porosity. Very rare. Ex Villemur Coll.; ex Spink/Galerie des Monnaies (2/1977), lot 231. Thorius Flaccus served as proconsul of the province of Bithynia under Augustus. He is only known from his coin issues at Nicaea (RPC 2027-30) and Nicomedia (RPC 2062-3). M. Grant, in FITA (p. 384), listed his dates in office as 29-28 BC, but this was based on an assumed similarity in portrait with a cistophorus minted in 28 BC, which has now been discounted (see RPC p. 337). Nikaia (AD 260-261) AE - Macrianus991 viewsMacrianus, 260-261 AD. AE - 8 Assaria (7.70g). Radiate and draped bust right / City wall. Brown patina. Very fine. The reverse shows the city wall of Nikaia which needed to be fortified after invasions of the Goths. Most of it is still preserved. Nikaia (AD 138-161) AE 41 - Antoninus Pius899 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE41 - Medallion (54.07g, 7h). AVTO KAI TI AI AΔPI ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / CΩTHPI ACKLH ΠIΩ NIKAIEIC, half-length bust of Asclepius left, partially draped; serpent beside right shoulder. Good VF, magnificent apple green patina, slightly worn at high points, but generally smooth and glossy. A huge second century medallic bronze. Ex Drewry Coll. Nikaia (AD 69-79) AE 20 - Vespasian875 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE20 (4.87g). Laureate head right / Panther seated left, with paws resting on cantharus. Good VF, dark brown patina. It was commonly thought in antiquity that panthers were fond of wine and that they could be captured by setting a bowl of it out and waiting until they had drunk to excess. Nikaia (AD 161-180) AE 28 - Marcus Aurelius867 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE28 (15.63g). AVT K M AVP ANTΩNEINOC, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / TON KTICTH NIKAIEIC, nude Heracles seen from behind, carrying off the Erymanthian boar; club by his side, star to right. VF, dark green patina, scratches. Rare representation of a Labor of Heracles. Apparently unpublished. The canonical representation of the fourth labor of Heracles, the capture of the Erymanthean Boar, in sculpture, painting, and coins shows the hero carrying his prize "piggy-back" over his shoulder, sometimes in the act of surprising Eurystheos with it, who hides in a pithos in fright. The present, apparently unpublished piece, has the hero, labeled "The Founder of the Nicaeans," carrying the beast in front of him. There seems to be only one numismatic parallel for this depiction: a medallion of Commodus (Gnecchi 34; Stoll 103), where Heracles is seen in a similar stance, but with the boar on a rock in front of him and the Nemean Lion behind. On this medallion the scene could be interpreted to show Heracles carrying the boar to the rock. Nikaia (AD 222-234) AE 22 - Severus Alexander861 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-234 AD. AE22 (4.16g, 8h). M AVP CEVH AΛEXANΔPOC AVΓ, laureate head right / NIKAIEΩN, Aphrodite-Venus kneeling right, nude but for cloth draped across her lap, flanked by two winged Erotes, each holding a torch, with the one on the left also holding up a mirror, which Aphrodite turns to gaze into. Good VF, smooth olive green patina. Important mythological type. Nikaia (AD 253-260) AE 35 - Valerian I, Gallienus & Valerian II798 viewsValerian I, with Gallienus and Valerian II Caesar, 253-260 AD. AE35 - Medallion (19.32g, 12h). AYT K OYAΛЄPIANOC/ΓAΛΛIHNOC •/OYAΛЄPI/ANOC, CЄBBB in exergue, laureate and draped bust of Valerian I right vis-à-vis laureate and draped bust of Gallienus left; between them, laureate and draped bust of Valerian II right / MЄΓIC/TΩN APIC/T Ω N above, NIKAIЄΩN in exergue, three agonistic crowns, each containing two palms, set on ornate table top. VF, dark green patina, light overall roughness. Unique as a medallion. Ex Wagner Coll., Ex Mabbott Coll. (Part I, Hans Schulman, 6/1969), lot 1164; Münzen und Medaillen XIII (6/1954), lot 878. Nikaia (AD 161-180) AE - Marcus Aurelius 786 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE (17.23g) AVT KAI M AVP ANTONIN TI CEI, laureate, draped bust right/ NEIK AIA Turreted bust of Nikaia right. Brown patina. EF. Nikaia (AD 41-54) AE 22 - Claudius780 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD. AE22 (5.24g), struck ca 50 AD. Pasidienus Firmus, Proconsul. Bare head right / Legend and monogram. Good VF, dark green, almost black, patina. Rare, only 7 specimens recorded by RPC. Nikaia (AD 253-268) AE 25 - Gallienus682 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE25 (7.74g). ΠΟΥ ΛΙ ΕΓ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟΣ, cuirassed, draped and radiate bust right / NIKAIEΩN, Dionysos in Elephant-quadriga. Rare. Very fine. Nikaia (AD 161-180) AE 29 - Domitia Lucilla677 viewsDomitia Lucilla, mother of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE29 (16.50g, 7h). ΔOMITI ΛOYKIΛΛAN NEIKAIEIC, draped bust of Domitia right, hair coiled on top of head / M AVPHΛIOC OVHPOC KAICAP, Aurelius on horseback right, holding couched lance in right hand. VF, tan patina, corroded. Extremely rare, one of two known, the other in the BN. The specimen of this coin in Paris has been known since 1863, being the subject of some debate concerning its authenticity. This second specimen is from the same dies and seems to confirm the reading in Cohen. Domitia's husband, Annius Verus died shortly after the birth of their son in 121 AD, but her family wealth and close connections to the imperial court insured that the youth came to the attention of the emperor Hadrian, who in 138 AD advised Antoninus Pius to adopt him. This coin was probably struck shortly after the accession of Antoninius Pius, and marks the noble family lineage of the new heir apparent of the Roman empire. Nikaia (AD 138-161) AE 29 - Antoninus Pius674 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE29 (12.73g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / TON/KTICTHN in two lines across fields, NIKAIEIC in exergue, Statue of Dionysus seated left, resting hand on panther standing to left behind him and holding thyrsus, set on car drawn by two elephants. VF, black patina, minor roughness. Rare. Ex Malter 81 (9/2002), lot 417 (expertly conserved since). Nikaia (AD 202-205) AE 28 - Plautilla670 viewsPlautilla, Augusta, 202-205 AD. AE28 (12.42g). Draped bust right; c/m: Nike standing right / Tyche, holding rudder and cornucopia, standing left within hexastyle temple. VF, dark greenish-brown patina. Nikaia (AD 69-79) AE 21 - Vespasian667 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE21 (6.85g). Laureate bust right / Panther seated left, paw on cantharus. Rare. VF. Nikaia (AD 81-96) AE 26 - Domitian667 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE26 (8.54g). AVT ΔOMITIANOV KAICAP CEBA ΓEP, laureate bust right / TΩN KTICTH NEIKAIEIC ΠPΩTOI THC EΠAPX, laureate bearded head of Herakles left. Rare, VF, deep green patina. Hoeft coll. The metropolis of Bithynia was in fact Nicomedia, but Nicaea raises a claim upon that title as shown by a coin issued under Domitian with the legend "the Nikaians, the first of the eparchias." From this claim emerged a legal dispute which was finally decided by Valens - Nicaea and Nicomedia both were allowed to call themselves the first city of Bithynia, but only Nicomedia was the metropolis. But this vain title was useless: by the new arrangement of the provinces, Chalcedon became the metropolis of the anterior Pontus. It's known from a discourse from Dion of Prusa (who lived in the time of Domitian) in which he challenged the Nicomedians to hold peace with the Nicaeans. Nikaia (AD 180-192) AE 28 - Commodus665 viewsCommodus, 180-192 AD. AE28 (10.71g, 1h). Bust right / Three athletes drawing competition lots from an urn. Rare. Nikaia (AD 253-268) AE 26 - Salonina655 viewsSalonina, wife of Gallienus, 253-268 AD. AE26 (10.84g). Diademed and draped bust right / Valerian and Gallienus clasping hands, female figure (Homonaia, Salonina or priestess?) to right. Attractive very fine. Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 34 - Caracalla633 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE34 (27.92g). AVT K M AVPH ANTΩNINOC AVΓOV, youthful laureate and cuirassed bust right / CEOVHPIA ΦIΛAΔEΛΦEIA TA MEΓAΛA NIKAIEΩN, ornate prize crown with two palms; IEPOC AΓON in central band. EF, dark green patina, flan crack. A superb, lifelike portrait of the young Caracalla. This unrecorded coin provides a further expansion of the games-related legends of the coins of Nicaea. "ta megala" is otherwise unattested, and in conjunction with the full legend can be read as "Severeia Philadelpheia in respect to the great ceremonies of the Nicaeans," with the central band inscription reading "The Holy Game." In the late 3rd century a complex cycle of at least fifteen games and associated religious festivals is attested for Nicaea, honoring Dionysus the founder, Apollo Pythius, and various emperors from Augustus to Gallienus. Read along with the very young portrait of Caracalla as Augustus, the legend and type can be taken to indicate that Nicaea sponsored a grand series of festivals to celebrate the joint elevation of Caracalla to Augustus and Geta to Caesar in 198 AD. Nikaia (AD 138-161) AE 23 - Antoninus Pius608 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE23 (8.38g). Bare head right / Athena standing left, holding owl and spear. VF, brown surfaces, a little rough. Wagner Coll. Nikaia (AD 54-68) AE 29 - Nero596 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE29 (16.39g, 12h). M. Tarquitius Priscus, proconsularis. Struck circa AD 59-61. Laureate head left / Capricorn left, set on globe, and cornucopia set wreath; all set on cista covered by panther hide and inscribed NEIK/AIE; thyrsus behind. VF, green patina with earthen overtones, light scratch in left field of obverse. Ex Wagner Coll. Nikaia (AD 253-268) AE22 - Gallienus571 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE22 (7.57g, 1h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Aerial view of Nicaea surrounded by a octagonal wall with two gates. VF, dark green-brown patina. Nikaia (AD 161-180) AE - Commodus570 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 173-177 AD. AE - 2 Assaria (11.78 g). Draped and cuirassed bust right / Triptolemos biga drawn by snakes r. Unpublished. Brown patina. Very fine. Nikaia (AD 217-218) AE 27 - Macrinus567 viewsMacrinus, 217-218 AD. AE27 (12.63g). Laureate bust right / Herakles holding a small Eros and club reclines left on a lion walking right. Nearly VF. Nikaia (AD 222-234) AE 21 - Severus Alexander559 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-234 AD. AE23 (g, 6h). M AVΡ ΣΕVΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ, unrecorded type, possibly Serapis, holding sceptre, towering above the walls of Nicaea, but may be a diety of the city inside a shrine or temple, since there is no doorway on the wall. Nikaia (AD 193-211) AE 15 - Julia Domna548 viewsJulia Domna, 193-211 AD. AE15. Bust right / Urn containing palm branch. VF+. Nikaia (AD 69-79) AE 29 - Vespasian548 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE29 (17.16g, 6h). M. Plancius Varus, proconsularis. Struck ca 70-71 AD. Laureate head right / Draped bust of Dionysus left, wearing ivy wreath. VF, green and brown patina, light overall roughness. Ex Wagner Coll.; ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 1 (4/1983), lot 305; Muenzen und Medaillen 41 (6/1970), lot 353. Nikaia (AD 98-117) AE 19 - Trajan545 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE19 (5.11g, 6h). Laureate head right / Altar. Near VF, brown patina, minor porosity. Nikaia (AD 253-268) AE 24 - Gallienus544 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE24 (9.13g). Nikaia (AD 249-251) AE 16 - Trajan Decius536 viewsTrajan Decius, 249-251 AD. AE16 (3.20g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Three military standards. Very fine. Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 25 - Caracalla513 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE25 (8.20g, 1h). Laureate head right / Hexastyle temple set on three-tiered base; • in pediment. VF, green patina, minor pitting on obverse. Rare. Ex Poncin Coll. Nikaia (AD 222-235) AE 22 - Severus Alexander497 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE22 (5.31g). M AVP CEVH AΛEΞANDPOC AVΓ, laureate head right / NI-K-A-I separated by three standards, outer standards topped with capricorn; EΩN in exergue. VF, medium brown patina, well-centered with a solid strike. Hoeft coll. The capricorn standards likely represent Legio XIIII Gemina Martia Victrix, the legion which had initially supported Septimius Severus in his bid for the purple. While rather distantly related to Septimius Severus through Julia Domna, though named after him, Alexander seems to have encouraged a rumor that he was in fact the illegitimate son of Caracalla and therefore the grandson of Septimius. This coin then suggests an interesting and subtle use of propaganda. Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 26 - Caracalla481 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE26 (12.35g), struck as Augustus 211-217 AD. ANTΩNEINOC - AVΓOVCTOC, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right, seen from behind / NIKAIEΩ-N, Galley over waves left, 4 oarsmen sitting ahead, helmsman standing behind, standard at front, banner at stern; emperor sitting left, holding spear in left hand and patera in outstretched right hand, in front of him standing Tyche of Nikaia and presentinhg the young Dionysos to him, who raises his hands to him. Extremely rare. F, dark green patina. Hoeft coll. The rev. belongs to a series of coins from Nikaia which shows the emperor in a galley where he is welcomed by the local deities of Nikaia (cf. Rec.Gen. 469f). A similar motive is found on a coin for Gordian III, where the City Tyche is presenting the young Dionysos to the sitting Roma (Rec.Gen. Pl. 84, 27). Nikaia (AD 218-222) AE - Elagabalus472 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE - Assarion (6.63g, 12h). Laureate head right / Hercules standing right, capturing Cretan Bull. VF, black-green patina. Ex Cain Coll. Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 27 - Caracalla459 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE27 (12.94g, 1h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Caracalla, raising hand and holding scepter, enthroned left on quinquereme with four or five rowers visible, gubernator at stern; quinquereme decorated with signum at prow, vexillum inscribed VI/C at stern. Near EF, green patina. Extremely rare. From Group CEM. Nikaia (AD 251) AE 23 - Volusian458 viewsVolusian, Caesar, 251 AD. AE23 (6.20g). Radiate head right / The Three Graces, standing with arms around one another. VF, dark green patina with some earthen deposits. Ex Wagner Coll. Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 29 - Caracalla457 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE29 (14.36g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Hercules standing right and holding club, breaking Horses of Diomedes. VF, green patina with traces of lighter green overtones, light overall roughness. Rare. Ex Cain Coll. Nikaia (AD 193-211) AE 14 - Septimius Severus432 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE14 (2.08g). Bare head right / Bull (Apis) standing right. Nikaia (AD 253-268) AE 22 - Gallienus422 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE22 (5.82g). ΠΟΥ ΛΙ ЄΓ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟΣ, cuirassed, draped and radiate bust right / NIKAIЄΩN, Dionysos in Elephant-quadriga left. Rare. Very fine. Nikaia (AD 193-217) AE 25 - Julia Domna421 viewsJulia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, 193-217 AD. AE25 (7.73g). Draped bust of Julia Domna right / Athena standing left holding shield and spear. Nikaia (AD 193-211) AE 15 - Septimius Severus420 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE15 (3.00g). CЄΥΗΡ[ΟC] ΑΥΓΟΥCΤΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΝΙΚΑΙEΩΝ, tetrastyle temple. Gorny & Mosch 115 (2002), 1362. Rare. Dark green patina, extremely fine. Nikaia (AD 193-211) AE 15 - Septimius Severus416 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE15 (2.53g, 1h). Laureate head right / Bull standing right. VF, dark green patina. Nikaia (AD 209-211) AE 27 - Geta 413 viewsGeta, 209-211 AD. AE27 (10.31g). Draped bust right; two countermarks: head of Septimius Severus and Nike / NIKAIEΩN; Tyche standing left holding cornucopiae and rudder. Coin fine, countermarks very fine. Nikaia (AD 198-209) AE 34 - Geta412 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD AE34 (26.05g). Π CЄΠΤΙΜΙΟC ΓЄΤΑC ΚΑΙCΑΡ, draped bust right / CЄΟΥΗΡЄΙΑ ΦΙΛΑΔЄΛΦΙΑ / ΝΙΚΑΙЄΩΝ, Geta and Caracalla as Togati clasping hands over altar. Nice green patina, very fine. Nikaia (AD 197-211) AE 28 - Caracalla404 viewsCaracalla, as Caesar, 197-211 AD. AE28 (11.72g). Μ ΑΥΡ [...] ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ, draped bust right, countermark: Nike / ΝΙ ΚΑΙΕΩΝ, Zeus enthroned left. Dark green patina. Very fine. Nikaia (BC 27-AD 14) AE 19403 viewsTime of Augustus, 27 BC-14 AD. Thorius Flaccus, proconsul. NIKAIEΩN, wreathed head of Dionysos right. Rev: EΠI ANΘYΠATOY ΘΩPIOY ΦΛAKKOY, head of elefant right; before and behind, monogram. VF. Nikaia (AD 193-217) AE 32 - Julia Domna402 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE32 (23.36g). Struck 208/209 AD. IVΛIA CЄBACTH, draped bust right; c/m: Nike standing right holding wreath / A[ΓO]NOΘЄCIA, NIKAIEΩN in exergue, athlete seated left, holding prize crown in right hand, long palm in left; agonistic urn on ground before. Near VF, dark brown patina. In 208/209 AD, the city of Nicaea celebrated the Philadelphian games to honor the fraternity of Caracalla and Geta. Numerous agonistic types are known, usually with the legend CEOVHPEIA ΦIΛAΔEΛΦEIA. This coin shares it's obverse die with a games coin which features on the reverse the busts of both Caracalla and Geta (RG 397). According to Head (Historia Numorum), the title Agonothesia refers to "The office of an Agonothetes" and is known on coins from Thessalonica and Gordus Julia. Jones (A Dictionary of Ancient Greek Coins) defines Agonothesia as "The holding of a contest, the chief organizer being known as the agonothetes. The reverse type is similar to the coin of Septimius in RG, pl. lxxvi 15 except that coin has the normal games legend for Nicaea at this time, CEOVHPEIA ΦIΛAΔEΛΦEIA and the athlete doesn't appear to be holding the palm branch. Nikaia (AD 244-249) AE 28 - Philip I401 viewsPhilip I, 244-249 AD. AE28 - Tetrassarion (13.06g). Radiate and draped bust right / NI-KAI-EΩN, Demeter standing left, holding wreath and torch. Rare, very fine. Nikaia (AD 253-260) AE 23 - Valerian I401 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE23 (6.60g, 12h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hipparchus the Astronomer seated left; globe on pedestal to left. VF, green-brown patina, minor roughness. Very rare. Ex Wagner Coll. Hipparchus the Astronomer is honored on a few rare issues from Nicaea, where he was born circa 190 BC. His importance to classical astronomy is unsurpassed, as he compiled the first star chart, calculated the sizes of the sun and the moon, determined the length of the seasons, and utilized a trigonometry table before any other mathematician. Nikaia (AD 193-217) AE 32 - Julia Domna400 viewsJulia Domna. Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE32 (23.11g, 1h). Draped bust right; c/m: uncertain, perhaps Nike / Caracalla and Geta standing facing one another, clasping hands over prize urn resting on table. Near VF, heavy green patina, earthen deposits. Ex Wagner Coll. Nikaia (AD 198-209) AE 15 - Geta397 viewsGeta, 198-209 AD. AE15 (2.31g). GETAC - KAICAR, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / NIK-AIEΩN, Nike, in short chiton over long chiton, advancing right, holding wreath in raised right hand and long palm (or trophy?) over left shoulder. F+/about VF, black-green patina. Hoeft coll. Nike here wears a so-called lampadion as hair-do, often seen on the gold staters of Alexander III. Nikaia (AD 41-54) AE 26 - Claudius393 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD. AE26 (12.64g, 12h). C. Cadius Rufus, proconsul. Struck ca 47-48 AD. Laureate head left / Front view of building with garlanded upper story. Good VF, mottled green patina. Attractive and rare architectural type. Nikaia (AD 222-235) AE 22 - Severus Alexander392 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE22 (6.87g), struck 222 AD (as Caesar). M AVP AΛEΞANΔPOC KAIC, draped, cuirassed and bare-headed bust right / NIKAIE-ΩN, Nymph Nikaia, in long dress and wearing mural crown, standing left, holding patera(?) in left hand and resting with right hand on thyrsos with gnarled staff. Very rare, F+ (patina removed). Hoeft coll. Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 22 - Caracalla388 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE22 (5.63g, 6h). Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Aquila between two signa. Good VF, dark green patina. Nikaia (AD 235-238) AE 24 – Maximinus I384 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE24 (6.4g). Laureate and draped bust of Maximinus right, countermark: head right / Hexastyle temple with pellet in center, and in pediment. Ex Antioch and Associates 2000. Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 29 - Caracalla384 viewsCaracalla, 198-21 AD. AE29 (11.76g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Herakles and the Cerynean hind: Herakles standing left, grasping antlers of the Cerynean Hind, pinning it down with his knee; club to left. VF, black patina with earthen highlights, some scratches on obverse. Ex Alighieri Coll. Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 23 - Caracalla382 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE23 (6.28g, 6h). Laureate head right / Athena standing left, sacrificing out of patera over altar, holding spear; shield at side to right. VF, green patina. Ex Wagner Coll. Nikaia (AD 193-217) AE 23 - Julia Domna381 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE23 (6.59g, 8h). Draped bust left / Aquilla between two signa. Good Fine, green patina, some porosity. Nikaia (AD 217-218) AE 28 - Macrinus380 viewsMacrinus, 217-218 AD. AE28 (15.45g.). [ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΟΠЄΛ] CЄΟΥΗΡ ΜΑΚΡЄΙΝΟC ΑΥΓ, laureate head right / ΝΙΚΑΙЄΩΝ, elephant with rider right. Dark green patina, almost very fine. Nikaia (AD 218-222) AE 23 - Elagabalus376 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE23 (8.81g). M AVPH ANTΩNINOC AVΓ, laureate bust right / NIKAIEΩN, Athena with spear and shield sacrificing over altar. Extremely rare. Green patina, VF. Nikaia (AD 161-169) AE 23 - Lucius Verus376 viewsLucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE23 - Diassarion (8.54g, 7h). Bare head right / NIKA I ЄΩN, Nike standing facing, head left, holding wreath and palm frond. Good VF, brown and green surfaces. From Group CEM. Nikaia (AD 193-211) AE 15 - Septimius Severus374 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE15 (1.50g). CEΠTIMI - OC AVΓO, bust, cuirassed, laureate, right / NIKAI-EΩN, snake erecting in two coils to left. About VF, dark green patina. Hoeft coll. There are several small coins with this rev. It is difficult to attribute them correctly. Nikaia (AD 217-218) AE 28 - Macrinus373 viewsMacrinus, 217-218 AD. AE28 (12.56g). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / River-god Sagaris reclining left on rock from which water flows, head turned to right, holding branch and reed. VF, brown patina, some smoothing. Nikaia (AD 251-253) AE 25 - Trebonianus Gallus370 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE25 - Tetrassarion (6.76g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Helmeted Athena enthroned to left wearing chiton and peplos holding scepter and patera. Nice very fine. Nikaia (AD 54-68) AE 19 - Nero370 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE19 (4.64g). Bare head right / Altar inscribed PAT/RWN/OS in three lines. VF, green patina, rough. Geranio Coll. Nikaia (AD 244-249) AE - Philip II368 viewsPhilip II, 244-249 AD. AE (11.14g). AE - 4 Assaria (11.14g). Draped bust right / Pan Ephialtes, ityphallisch, wein bag and flower. Very rare. Dark brown patina. Very fine. Nikaia (AD 177-192) AE 23 - Commodus368 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE23 (5.71g, 6h). Bare-headed bust right / Oenochoe; palm to left. VF, dark green patina. Struck on a very large flan for dies. Nikaia (AD 54-68) AE 28 - Nero368 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE28 / Dupondius (11.06g, 6h). Radiate head right; countermark: ΓAΛBA in incuse quadrate directly across face / Poppaea (as Securitas) seated right. VF, green patina. Very rare. Nikaia (AD 235-238) AE - Maximinus I358 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE - 2 Assaria (7.30g). Draped bust right/ Temple of Tyche. Brown patina. Very fine. Nikaia (AD 241-244) AE 23 - Tranquillina358 viewsTranquillina, 241-244 AD. AE23 (7.40g). CABЄI TPANKVΛΛЄINA, draped bust right / NIKAIEΩN, Sarapis (Serapis). Dark green patina, VF. Nikaia (AD 222) AE 24 - Severus Alexander358 viewsSeverus Alexander, as Caesar, 222 AD. AE24 (6.10g). Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Three military standards. VF, dark grayish-green patina, some light roughness. Rare. Nikaia (AD 198-209) AE 16 - Geta355 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE15 (2.28g). Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / NIKAIEΩN, elephant standing right. VF, dark brown patina, some cleaning scratches revealing bare metal. Nikaia (AD 253-268) AE 25 - Gallienus353 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE25 (7.76g, 1h). Radiate head right / Athena standing left, holding phiale in right hand, spear in left, shield at feet left. VF, light brown patina, minor roughness. Nikaia (AD 218-222) AE 23 - Elagabalus351 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE23 (4.63g, 2h). Laureate bust right / Elagabalus riding elephant right. VF, green patina, some smoothing. Rare. Nikaia (AD 161-180) AE 29 - Marcus Aurelius351 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE29 (16.03g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Nike, holding palm, driving biga right. Good VF, dark green patina, minor smoothing. Scarce. Nikaia (AD 193-211) AE 16 - Septimius Severus347 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE16 (1.80g, 7h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Eagle standing right, head left, holding wreath in beak. Good VF, glossy green patina, some very minor smoothing. Nikaia (BC 27-AD 14) AE 28 - Augustus338 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE28 (14.60g, 1h). Thorius Flaccus, proconsul. Bare head left / Nike advancing right, holding palm and wreath; monogram and ς below; additional monogram to right. VF, green patina. Rare. Nikaia (AD 222-235) AE 23 - Julia Mamaea335 viewsJulia Mamaea, mother of Alexander Severus, 222-235 AD. AE23 (6.6g). IOYΛIA MAMAIA AVΓ, draped bust right / NIKAIΩN, prize-crown with one palm branch on table. Good VF. Nikaia (AD 241-244) AE 23 - Tranquillina335 viewsTranquillina, 238-244 AD. AE23 (7.13g). CΑΒ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛЄΙΝΑC, bust right / ΝΙΚΑΙЄΩΝ, Athena. Black patina with some red, good very fine. Nikaia (AD 222-235) AE 25 - Severus Alexander334 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE25 (9.18g). M AVP CEVH - AΛEΞANΔPOC, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / NI-[K]-AIEΩ-N, Dionysos sitting right, draped with ivy wreath, holding thyrsos, head turned left to a female figure (nymph Nikaia), standing frontal, head right, wearing chignon, holding wreath in right hand. Very rare, about VF. Hoeft coll. The Phrygian nymph Nikaia was raped by Dionysos, who was ktistes of the city of Nikaia. Nikaia (AD 218-222) AE 22 - Elagabalus331 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE22 (4.32g). Laureate head right / Perspectival view of a hexastyle temple. VF, glossy brown and green patina, smoothed. Nikaia (AD 193-211) AE 16 - Septimius Severus328 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE16 (2.86g, 12h). Laureate head right / Demeter standing left, holding long torch and grain ears(?). Near VF, brown surfaces. Nikaia (AD 161-180) AE 27 - Marcus Aurelius324 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-188 AD. AE27 (14.52g, 7h). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Cult-statue of Tyche within hexastyle temple. Brown tone, VF. Nikaia (AD 193-211) AE 27 - Septimius Severus323 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE27 (11.03g, 7h). Laureate head right / Zeus standing left, holding phiale and scepter. Near VF, golden tan and brown patina, a few light scratches. Nikaia (AD 81-96) AE 22 - Domitian319 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE22 - Assarion (5.37g, 12h). Lucius Antonius Naso, procurator. Struck 78 AD. Laureate head right / Winged caduceus. VF, dark brown patina, light roughness. Very rare. Nikaia (AD 222-235) AE 20 - Severus Alexander319 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE20 (4.70g, 8h). M AVP CЄVH AΛЄΞANΔPOC AV, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Three signa. Good VF, green patina. Nikaia (AD 222-235) AE 25 - Alexander Severus 318 viewsAlexander Severus, 222-235 AD. AE25 (7.48g). M AVP CЄVH AΛЄΞANΔPOC AV, cuirassed, draped and laureate bust right / NI KA-IЄΩN, Emperor standing to left holding patera crowned by Nike to right. Rare. Nice very fine. Nikaia (AD 209-211) AE 31 - Geta317 viewsGeta, 209-211 AD. AE31 (13.34g, 12h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left, holding Nike on globe; shield behind. Near VF, green patina, some smoothing. Nikaia (AD 218-222) AE 26 - Elagabalus315 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE26 (4.90g). Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC ΑΥΓ, laureate bust right / ΝΙΚΑΙЄΩΝ, Serpent-entwined torch with corn ears and poppies. Rare. Nice dark green patina. Very fine. Nikaia (AD 54-68) AE 19 - Nero315 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE19 (4.39g, 6h). Attius Laco, proconsul. Struck circa 54 AD. Bare head right / Garlanded altar inscibed with KA monogram. VF, green patina, a few cleaning marks. The monogram on the altar on this coin is quite clear, showing that it is composed of the letters KA. RPC only mentions that the altar is inscribed with a K. Nikaia (AD 193-211) AE 15 - Septimius Severus313 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE16 (2.80g, 6h). Laureate head right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. VF, black patina. Ex Righetti Coll., 8661. Nikaia (AD 198-209) AE 15 - Geta312 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE16 (3.00g, 12h). Bare head right / NIKA-IЄΩN, Telesphoros standing facing. Rare. Olive green patina, good very fine. Nikaia (AD 218-222) AE 23 - Elagabalus307 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE23 (6.39g, 6h). Laureate head right / Emperor standing left, holding patera and scepter; at feet to left, bound captive seated left. VF, rough green patina, some scratches in reverse field. Nikaia (AD 238-244) AE 33 - Gordian III305 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE33 / Hectassarion (18.23g, 2h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, seen from front, holding spear forward and shield decorated with aegis / Heracles reclining left on lion right, extending hand to Victory with arms raised kneeling right at knee, and holding club. VF, black-green patina with olive green overtones. Very rare reverse type. Nikaia (AD 217-218) AE 27 - Macrinus304 viewsMacrinus, 217-218 AD. AE27 (12.81g, 6h). Laureate head right / Sarapis standing left, holding grain ears and scepter. Good VF, attractive hard emerald green patina. Nikaia (AD 198-209) AE 18 - Geta302 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE18 (3.86g, 6h). Bare head right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. VF, dark brown patina. Ex Righetti Coll., 8671. Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 23 - Caracalla298 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE23 (6.13g, 6h). • M • AVPHΛIOC • ANTΩNINOC • AVΓ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / NI to left, KAI to right, EΩN in exergue, hexastyle temple façade set on three-tiered base; globe in pediment. Good VF, green patina, minor smoothing. Group CEM. Nikaia (AD 81-96) AE 27 - Domitian296 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AE27 (13.19g). AYT ΔOMITIANOΣ KAIΣAP ΣEB ΓEP, laureate head right / NEIKAIEIΣ ΠPΩTOI THΣ EΠAΡXEIAΣ, Demeter standing left with grain ears, poppy and sceptre. VF. 240 coins on 3 page(s) 1 2 3