RPC I, 1783


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/1783 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	I
Number	1783
Province	Thrace
Region	Bithynia
City	Calchedon
Reign	Roman Republic
Person (obv.)	Rhoemetalces (king)
Obverse inscription	ΡΟΙΜΗΤΑΛΚΟΥ, ΒΑ (monogram)
Obverse design	diademed head of Rhoematalces, r.
Reverse inscription	ΚΑΛΧΑΔΟΝΙΩΝ
Reverse design	tripod
Metal	Æ
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.