RPC I, 2252

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 2252
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Poemanenum
Reign Tiberius
Person (obv.) Tiberius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ
Edition Σεβαστός
Translation Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Tiberius, right
Reverse inscription ΠΟΙΜΑΝΗΝωΝ
Edition Ποιμανηνῶν
Translation of the Poemanenians
Reverse design female figure (Livia?) seated on throne, right, resting on sceptre and holding branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.48 g
Axis 6, 9, 10, 12
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)
Note For a discussion of the localisation, inscriptions and coinage of Poemanenum, see now F.-M. Kaufmann and J. Stauber, ‘Poemanenon bei Eski Manyas? Zeugnisse und Lokalisierung einer kaum bekannten Stadt’, Studien zum antiken Kleinasien II (1992), pp. 43-85.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P. Villemur coll. = CNG MBS 78, 14 May 2008, lot 1285
2 2     Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 35, 6 Sept. 2015, lot 412
3 3     CNG EA 217, 26 Aug. 2009, lot 270
4 4     CGT coll. = Kairos 5, 10 June 2018, lot 317
5 5     M. B. Richter (ex Olympus Numismatics Auction 14, 10 Aug. 2024, lot 723)