C. Papirius Carbo Nicomedia Waddington 1910 1-2, Bronze, struck at Nicomedia, 62–59 BC. Obverse: head of zeus wearing a laurel wreath. Reverse: roma, draped, seated on a heap of shields wearing a helmet and holding a nike and a sceptre rome. Weight about 7.2 g, diameter 23.6 mm.
| mint | Nicomedia | weight | 7.15g (10) |
| ruler | C. Papirius Carbo | diameter | ⌀23.6 (9) |
| denomination | — | axis | 11↕ (10) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Zeus wearing a laurel wreath
reverse
Roma, draped, seated on a heap of shields wearing a helmet and holding a Nike and a sceptre Rome
specimens (17)
British Museum
7.41g
⌀23.0
11↕
British Museum
7.98g
⌀24.0
12↕
British Museum
8.10g
⌀24.0
12↕
British Museum
6.83g
⌀23.0
11↕
British Museum
7.74g
⌀24.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
CHANGE (Oxford)
British Museum
5.21g
⌀23.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
National Museum of Denmark
8.23g
Cite this coin
C. Papirius Carbo Nicomedia Waddington 1910 1-2 (nicomedia.waddington.1910.1-2), 62–59 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/c-papirius-carbo-nicomedia-waddington-1910-1-2/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA