RPC I, 2221

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2221
Province Asia
Region Uncertain
City Cistophoric mint
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Claudius (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Augustus (Divus)
Issue Group I (Ephesus?)
Obverse inscription TI CLAVD CAES·AVG
Edition Ti(berius) Claud(ius) Caes(ar) Aug(ustus)
Translation Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus
Obverse design bare head of Claudius, left
Reverse inscription ROM ET AVG, COM ASI (in field)
Edition Rom(a) et Aug(ustus) Com(mune) Asi(ae)
Translation Rome and Augustus, Koinon of Asia
Reverse design temple with two columns enclosing figure of Augustus crowned by female figure holding cornucopia
Metal silver
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 10.90 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference BMC 228, RIC 120
External URI(s) http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).cl.120
Specimens 13 (7 in the core collections)
Note Fineness: 91% (Walker, Metrology I, 412–20). 37 coins, 16 obv. dies. Countermark: IMP VES AVG (GIC 840: Mu 20, V = SM 1963, 4 (h)).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 228
2 2     B: 18213873
3 3     B: 18200454
4 4     B: 18213942
5 5     CNG MBS 57, 4 Apr. 2001, lot 1071
6 6     ✸ D. Kimel coll.
7 7     V: GR 16035
8 8     V: GR 31468
9 9     V: GR 39106
10 10     Boston: 54.568
11 11     Oslo Myntgalleri AS 28, 6 May 2022, lot 263 ex CNG MBS 57, 4 Apr. 2001, lot 1070
12 12     Oslo Myntgalleri AS 28, 6 May 2022, lot 264
13 13     Harlan J. Berk Buy or Bid Sale 199, 29 Sep. 2017, lot 183