RPC I, 2158

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2158
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Pontus
City Comana
Reign Caligula
Person (obv.) Caligula (Augustus)
Issue Year 4
Dating AD 37/8
Obverse inscription ΓΑΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ
Edition Γάϊος Καῖσαρ
Translation Gaius Caesar
Obverse design laureate head of Caligula, right
Reverse inscription ΚΟΜΑΝωΝ ΕΤΟΥϹ Δ
Edition Κομανῶν ἔτους δʹ
Translation of the Comanians, of year 4
Reverse design radiate bust, right, with club before
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 10.75 g
Axis 12
Reference Rec 9 = 9a = 9b, Amandry-Rémy, Comana 3-7
Specimens 15 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1929,1013.516
2 2     L: 1920,0326.15
3 3     B: Löbb.
4 4     P: 1351
5 5     Waddell 7 Dec. 1982, lot 70
6 6 –7     see Rec (pl. K.9 and 10)
8 8     Zeus Auction 3, 11 Jan. 2020, lot 410
9 9     ✸ Numismatic Naumann 89, 3 May 2020, lot 243
10 10     Demos 18, 28 Apr. 2023, lot 831
11 11     NBS Auctions EA 19, 23 July 2023, lot 216
12 12     Andrew P. Cairns coll. (ex Zeus Numismatics EA 28, 13 Aug. 2023, lot 312)
13 13     Leu WA 29, 24–26 Feb. 2024, lot 1272
14 14     Leu WA 29, 24–26 Feb. 2024, lot 1273
15 15     Hera Numismatics 1, 3 Oct. 2024, lot 398