RPC I, 2142

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2142
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Paphlagonia
City Sinope
Reign Uncertain
Person (obv.) Julius Caesar (Divus)
Issue undated - reign of Nero?
Obverse inscription DIVO IVLIO
Edition Divo Julio
Translation to the divine Julius
Obverse design bare head of Divus Julius, left
Reverse inscription C I F
Edition c(olonia) I(ulia) F(elix)
Translation the Julian colony of Felix (Sinope)
Reverse design plough in wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 5.89 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Rec 74
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die.
Note For discussion, see introduction.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 757 Wa 202 = Rec, pl. XXVI.22
2 2     V: GR 31243
3 3     Sinop: 1-113-70 Casey 323 and Pl. 5
4 4     Dara Antiques Museum EA 2, 9 Oct. 2021, lot 547
5 5     ✸ Josef Neuner coll. (ex Artemide Aste LVII, 1 May 2022, lot 437)