RPC I, 1926

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1926
Province Northern Black Sea
Region Bosporus
City Kingdom of the Bosporus
Reign Cotys I
Person (obv.) Britannicus (Caesar)
Person (rev.) Kotys I (king)
Issue Late Claudian/early Neronian
Obverse inscription ΒΡΙΤΑΝΝΙΚΟΥ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ
Edition Βριταννικοῦ Καῖσαρος
Translation of Britannicus Caesar
Obverse design bare head of Britannicus, right
Reverse inscription ΒΑΚ Η
Edition βα(σιλεύς) Κ(ότυς) ηʹ
Translation King Kotys, 8
Reverse design diademed head of Kotys, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.78 g
Axis 12
Specimens 8 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 5
2 2     see Frolova, p. I.8–14
3 3     see Frolova, p. I.8–14
4 4     see Frolova, p. I.8–14
5 5     see Frolova, p. I.8–14
6 6     see Frolova, p. I.8–14
7 7     see Frolova, p. I.8–14
8 8     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 152, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 1716