RPC I, 2122

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2122
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Paphlagonia
City Sinope
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Person (rev.) Gaius (Caesar) ; Lucius (Caesar)
Issue Year 42
Dating 5/4 BC
Obverse inscription C I F AN XLII
Edition colonia Iulia Felix anno XLII c(olonia) I(ulia) F(elix) an(no) XLII
Translation the colony of Julia Felix (Sinope), year 42
Obverse design laureate 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 heads of Gaius and Lucius, facing each other
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 6.44 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 89, FITA 253 (15)
Specimens 8 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 771
2 2     P: 770 Rec, pl. XXVII.1
3 3     NY: 1944.100.41872
4 4     B: I-B
5 5     CGT coll. (ex VAuction 315, 23 April 2015, lot 94)
6 6     CNG EA 541, 28 June 2023, lot 311
8 8     ✸ Rex Numismatics E-Rex Privatus 25, 8 July 2025, lot 145 (ex Rex Numismatics E-Rex 2, 30 Sept. 2023, lot 205) = The NEW YORK SALE 65, 16 Jan. 2026, lot 1164
9 9     Hera Numismatics 9, 1 Aug. 2025, lot 128