RPC I, 1726

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1726
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Uncertain mint of Thrace
Reign Rhoemetalkes III
Person (obv.) Caligula (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΓΑΙΩ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΙ
Edition Γαΐῳ Καίσαρι
Translation to Gaius Caesar
Obverse design laureate head of Caligula, left
Reverse inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ (retrograde)
Edition βασιλεύς
Translation king
Reverse design eagle standing to front, head left, holding wreath in beak
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.39 g
Axis 1, 6
Reference Meshorer, Ancient Jewish Coinage 278, no. 3
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC Agrippa 22
2 2     B: 18212626, Fox Beschreibung I, 335
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     ✸ Roma Numismatics 9, 22 Mar. 2015, lot 465
5 5     CGT coll. = Saint Paul Antiques 14, 17 Dec. 2017, lot 345