RPC I, 1790

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1790
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Mesambria
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Obverse inscription ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ [ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ]
Edition Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ
Translation of Caesar Augustus
Obverse design bare head of Augustus, right
Reverse inscription ΜΕΣΑΜΒΡΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition Μεσαμβριανῶν
Translation of the Mesambrians
Reverse design Apollo standing left, holding plectrum ( ?) in right hand and lyre in left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average weight 11.40 g
Reference Karayotov 3–4
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Nesebar: N 1132
2 2     Nesebar: N 1028