RPC I, 2120

 

Image of specimen #10

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2120
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Paphlagonia
City Sinope
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Person (rev.) Gaius (Caesar) ; Lucius (Caesar)
Issue Year 39
Dating 8/7 BC
Obverse inscription C I F AN XXXIX
Edition colonia Iulia Felix anno XXXIX c(olonia) I(ulia) F(elix) an(no) XXXIX
Translation the colony of Julia Felix (Sinope), year 39
Obverse design bare head of Augustus, right
Reverse inscription EX D D
Edition ex decreto decurionum ex d(ecreto) d(ecurionum)
Translation by decree of the decurions
Reverse design jugate heads of Gaius and Lucius, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 6.28 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference Rec 87, FITA 253 (13)
Specimens 16 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 769
2 2     B: I-B Rec, pl. XXVI.36
3 3 –4     See Rec
5 5     Bern: N/82.609 SNG Righetti 609
6 6     Sinop: 8-78-74
7 7     Amsterdam
8 8     Lanz 128, 22 May 2006, lot 226
9 9     L. Correa do Lago coll.
10 10     ✸ Leu EA 17, 14 Aug. 2021, lot 1637
11 11     Naumann 116, 1 May 2022, lot 580
12 12     Ancient Numismatics Auctions 16, 24 Nov. 2024, lot 427 = Hera Numismatics 11, 20 Nov. 2025, lot 360
13 13     Ancient Numismatics Auctions 16, 24 Nov. 2024, lot 428 = Hera Numismatics 11, 20 Nov. 2025, lot 361
14 14     Demos 51, 6 June 2025, lot 573
15 15     N&N London EA 66, 23 June 2025, lot 419
16 16     Bay Numismatics EA 18, 1 Nov. 2025, lot 468