RPC I, 1715

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 1715
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Uncertain mint of Thrace
Reign Rhoemetalkes I
Person (obv.) Rhoemetalkes I (king)
Person (rev.) Augustus
Obverse inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΡΟΙΜΗΤΑΛΚΟΥ
Edition Βασιλέως Ῥοιμητάλκου
Translation of King Rhoemetalces
Obverse design diademed head of Rhoemetalces, right; (monogram on neck)
Reverse inscription ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ
Edition Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ
Translation of Caesar Augustus
Reverse design laureate head of Augustus, right; in front, capricorn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 7.23 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Youroukova 171–5, pl. XXI
Specimens 15 (7 in the core collections)
Note Rev: laureate, not bare head.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1913,2102.6
2 2     L: 1937,0614.3
3 3     P: 296
4 4     P: 1989/9
5 5     Sofia: 6458
6 6     Sofia: 6454
7 7     Sofia: 6457
8 8     Sofia: 6922
9 9     Sofia: 3174
10 10     B: 18211382, 1910/1113
11 11     B: 18211384, Löbb
12 12     B: 18211385, Fox
13 13     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 65, 19 Dec. 2019, lot 562
14 14     Gotha cast in Winterthur
15 15     J.G. Kiss coll.