RPC I, 1783


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
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Volume	I
Number	1783
Province	Thrace
Region	Bithynia
City	Calchedon
Reign	Roman Republic
Person (obv.)	Rhoemetalkes (king)
Obverse inscription	ΡΟΙΜΗΤΑΛΚΟΥ, ΒΑ (monogram)
Edition	Ῥοιμητάλκου Βα(σιλέως)
Translation	of King Rhoemetalces
Obverse design	diademed head of Rhoematalces, right
Reverse inscription	ΚΑΛΧΑΔΟΝΙΩΝ
Edition	Καλχαδονίων
Translation	of the Chalcedonians
Reverse design	tripod
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	18 mm
Reference	Rec 50
Specimens	5 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links	1–2: same pair of dies. 3–5: same pair of dies.
Note	The monogram probably stands for βασιλευς.