Coins of the Roman Bithynia Known in Western Europe in the 16th Century

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18065071

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Roman provincial coins, Koinon of Bithynia, Herakleia Pontika, Nikaia, Nikomedia, Sebastiano Erizzo, Adolphus Occo.

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The purpose of this article is to discuss coins from Roman Bithynia described in the oldest printed works, including coins of the eastern provinces. These works are: Discorso sopra le medaglie antiche by Sebastiano Erizzo (1525–1585) and Imperatorum Romanorum numismata by Adolphus Occo (1524–1606). In the former appeared (in the second edition of 1568) a total of five coins of the KOINON BEIΘYNIAC types, from Nikaia and Herakleia Pontika, while in the latter appeared a total of ten KOINON BEIΘYNIAC types, as well as others from Nikaia and Nikomedia. An attempt was also made to identify the coins described by 16th-century authors with the types present in contemporary collections and their catalogues (Rec Gen 1910, RPC), and to clarify errors in the transcription of their legends.

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31-12-2025

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B. Awianowicz, B. . (2025). Coins of the Roman Bithynia Known in Western Europe in the 16th Century. Bulgarian Numismatic Journal, 1, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18065071

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2025: Proceedings of the 10th Joint Meeting of ECFN and Nomisma.org & 2nd BulgNR TOGETHER International Conference Sofia, 19–23 June 2023, BulgNJ Suppl. vol.1 (ISBN 978-619-92562-8-2)

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