RPC I, 2428A

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 2428A
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Aeolis
City Aegae
Reign Augustus
Magistrate Diphilos, son of Phaitas (agonothetes)
Dating c. 10/1 BC
Obverse inscription ΑΙΓΑΕωΝ
Obverse design helmeted bust of. Roma (Athena?), right
Reverse inscription ΔΙΦΙΛΟϹ
Reverse design Zeus standing left, holding eagle (?) in his right hand, his left resting on sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 13 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note The name Diphilos linksthis coin to 2427-8. The same helmeted head appears on 2431A. The bust might have an aegis here also.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CGT coll.
2 2     ✸ CGT coll. = Savoca 25 Blue, 27 Oct. 2019, lot 1231