RPC I, 1561

 

Image of specimen #26

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1561
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Issue Laureate head
Obverse inscription ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Edition Καῖσαρ Σεβαστός
Translation Caesar Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Augustus, right
Reverse inscription ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝ(Ε)ΙΚΕΩΝ
Edition Θεσσαλονεικέων
Translation of the Thessalonians
Reverse design in two lines within wreath
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.32 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference Touratsoglou, Augustus 126–40 (c. 10 BC)
Specimens 30 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 69
2 2 –24     see Touratsoglou
25 25     Münster: 1149
26 26     ✸ Rauch Summer 2010, 13 Sept. 2010, lot 429
27 27     Leeds-UL: 585
28 28     Freiburg: 11365
29 29     Private coll.
30 30     CGT coll.