RP95450. Bronze AE 17, Rec Gen II.3 p. 415, 129 & pl. LXIX, 28 (same dies, M. Aurelius); BMC Pontus p. 157, 37 & pl. XXXII, 9 (same); SNG Cop -; SNGvA -, aF, green patina, well centered, porous, light earthen deposits, Nicaea (Iznik, Turkey) mint, weight 2.287g, maximum diameter 16.7mm, die axis 0
o, as caesar, c. 195 - 198 A.D.; obverse M AV ANTΩNINOC KAIC, laureate head right; reverse hexastyle temple with floral acroterion, and disk on pediment, NI-KA,IEΩN divided across field and ending in exergue; RPC Online V-2, still in draft and not yet online, re-attributes this type from Marcus Aurelius to Caracalla; they have identified 5 specimens;
very rare;
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