The new mint under Nicomedes I (c. 278-255 BC)
Resource type
Book chapter
Creator (person)
Dowler, Amelia
Date published
2021
Abstract
This paper examines the foundation of the royal Bithynian mint under Nicomedes I (c. 278-255 BC). It analyses the silver and bronze coinages produced through die studies and metrology, and considers the evidence for the location of the mint and the date of first production.
Book title
Presbeus: Studies in Ancient Coinage Presented to Richard Ashton
Editor
Wartenberg, Ute
Meadows, Andrew
Pagination
153-171
Publisher
American Numismatic Society
Place of publication
New York
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