C. Papirius Carbo Nicaea Waddington 1910 5-7, Bronze, struck at Nicaea bithynia, 62–59 BC. Obverse: head of dionysus wearing an ivy wreath. Reverse: roma, draped, seated on a heap of shields wearing a helmet and holding a nike and a sceptre rome. Weight about 7.9 g, diameter 23.8 mm.
| mint | Nicaea bithynia | weight | 7.86g (15) |
| ruler | C. Papirius Carbo | diameter | ⌀23.8 (13) |
| denomination | — | axis | 10↕ (15) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Dionysus wearing an ivy wreath
reverse
Roma, draped, seated on a heap of shields wearing a helmet and holding a Nike and a sceptre Rome
specimens (16)
British Museum
8.52g
⌀24.0
1↕
British Museum
7.55g
⌀23.0
12↕
British Museum
8.77g
⌀25.0
12↕
British Museum
9.79g
⌀24.0
12↕
British Museum
8.89g
⌀24.0
12↕
British Museum
7.44g
⌀23.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
British Museum
9.26g
⌀24.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
CHANGE (Oxford)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
National Museum of Denmark
8.83g
National Museum of Denmark
7.35g
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
C. Papirius Carbo Nicaea Waddington 1910 5-7 (nicaea_bithynia.waddington.1910.5-7), 62–59 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/c-papirius-carbo-nicaea-waddington-1910-5-7/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA