Watch List notes:

BITHYNIA. Nicaea. Commodus, 177-192. Hemiassarion (Bronze, 15 mm, 1.82 g, 6 h). ΑY Κ ΚOΜOΔOϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝ Laureate head of Commodus to right. Rev. [ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟΝ ΝΙΚΑΙЄΙϹ] Diademed head of Alexander 'the Great' to right. RG 287. RPC IV.1 online 5131. Very rare. Some deposits, otherwise, good fine.


The inhabitants of Nicaea claimed a whole array of gods and historical figures as their ancestors, the most famous of which probably was Alexander III (336-323 BC), the great Macedonian king.