RPC I, 2125A

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 2125A
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Paphlagonia
City Sinope
Reign Tiberius
Person (obv.) Augustus (Divus)
Issue Year 64
Dating 18/19
Obverse inscription DIVO AVGVSTO EX D D
Edition Divo Augusto ex d(ecreto) d(ecurionum)
Translation to the divine Augustus, by decree of the decurions
Obverse design laureate head of Divus Augustus, left; in left field, thunderbolt
Reverse inscription AVG[ ] C I F AN LXIIII
Edition Aug[---] c(olonia) I(ulia) F(elix) an(no) LXIIII
Translation Augustus [---], the Julian colony of Felix (Sinope), year 64
Reverse design male figure standing left, holding patera over altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 20.95 g
Axis 5
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note This coin is dated year 64 = AD 18/19 and represents the largest denomination struck in AD 18/19 under Tiberius. A type for Tiberius might be expected. It is interesting to note that this denomination is similar to the coins of Divo Augusto under Nero (RPC 2136 and 2141).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ J. Aiello coll.