RPC I, 1764A

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 1764A
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Perinthus
Reign Uncertain
Issue Without imperial head, reigns of Claudius and Nero (?)
Obverse inscription
Obverse design bust of Dionysus, right; before, thyrsus
Reverse inscription ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ
Reverse design Hera standing right on prow, holding ear of corn and poppy in her right hand, her left resting on sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Axis 12
Reference Sch 81–84
Specimens 7 (0 in the core collections)
Note RPC I incorrectly grouped Schönert 76-84 into one type, but there are indeed two varieties of Hera: one with a statue of Hera facing (RPC 1764, Schönert 76-80) and one with Hera standing r. (1764A, Schönert 81-84)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Sch 81
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 188, 28 May 2008, lot 179
3 3 –5     Sch 82–84
6 6     Savoca 22, 29 Apr. 2018, lot 289
7 7     Naville Numismatics 80, 2 Apr. 2023, lot 295