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Nikomedia, Domitian, bronze coin — Demeter (CN type 24009)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 84–96

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Coin in bronze struck at Nikomedia under Domitian, dated AD 84–96. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 24009 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Radiate head of Domitian, right. Legend: ΑVΤ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ. Reverse: Demeter, mit einer langen Fackel in der linken Hand und Kornähren in der rechten Hand haltend, auf einer von geflügelten Schlangen gezogenen Biga, nach links. Legend: Η ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΩΤΗ ΒΙΘΥΝΙΑ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 10.78 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 25–28 mm (from 1 recorded specimen).

Published references cited by the corpus: Imhoof-Blumer, Griechische Münzen, 1890, p. 81, nr. 135; Burnett et al., RPC II: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. II: From Vespasian to Domitian (AD 69-96)., London [u.a.] 1999, nr. 656; Linked type corpus.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Domitian served as Roman emperor from 81 to 96, ruling as the final emperor of the Flavian dynasty following his father Vespasian and brother Titus. During his fifteen-year reign, Domitian utilised religious, military, and cultural propaganda to foster a cult of personality and revalued the Roman coinage to strengthen the economy. Nikomedia, an ancient Greek city located in what is now Turkey, functioned as a minting city within the empire.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
25–28 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
10.78 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nikomedia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Domitian

Design

Obverse type
Radiate head of Domitian, right.
Reverse type
Demeter, mit einer langen Fackel in der linken Hand und Kornähren in der rechten Hand haltend, auf einer von geflügelten Schlangen gezogenen Biga, nach links.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ
Reverse legend
Η ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΩΤΗ ΒΙΘΥΝΙΑ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/24009
Type corpus identifier
CN type 24009

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