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
Edition Περινθίων
Translation of the Perinthians
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
Average weight 5.27 g
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