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Los 21. Domitianus AE35, Nikaia

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Copying an imperial Sestertius
Domitianus AE35, Nikaia

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Beendet (Sonntag, 27. März, 19:10:30 CEST)
Aktuelle Zeit: Samstag, 18. Mai, 18:46:58 CEST

Erzielter Preis: CHF 700.00 (7 Gebote)
Ungefähr EUR 707.81 / USD 770.07 / GBP 606.11

Höchstbieter: Bieter 4

eAuction #46, Los 21. Schätzpreis: CHF 500.00

Domitianus (81-96 AD). AE35 (23.96 g), Nikaia, Bithynia.
Obv. AYT ΔOMITIANOΣ KAIΣAP ΣЄB ΓЄP, laureate head to right.
Rev. Mars advancing right, holding spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder; to left, monogram of NIKA, to right, ΠP (ligate).
RPC 632. SNG von Aulock 539. Rec. Gén. -. BMC -.

Very rare. Green patina. Very fine.

From the François Righetti Collection; ex CNG 64 (2003), 592.

This interesting coin is part of a very rare series of Bithynian coins that copy imperial Sestertii and Asses of 80-82 AD. The imperial S-C is being replaced by a Nikaia-monogram and a ligate ΠP, the latter being an abbreviation for ΠΡΩΤΟN ΒEΙΘYNIAΣ: "the first (i.e. most important city) of Bithynia". The traditional rivalry between Nikaia and the neighbouring city of Nikomedia was so notorious that even the famous philosopher and writer Dion Chrysostomos (also known as Dion of Prusa, ca. 40/45-115/120 AD) tried to interfere in one of his speeches: "So they (i.e. the Romans) treat you like children - they loot you and give you as compensation a word: first!".



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