RPC I, 2454

 

Image of specimen #16

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2454
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Lydia
City Magnesia ad Sipylum
Reign Caligula
Person (obv.) Caligula (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Agrippina I ; Germanicus
Obverse inscription ΓΑΙΟΝ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟΝ
Edition Γάϊον Καίσαρα Σεβαστόν
Translation for Gaius Caesar Augustus
Obverse design radiate head of Caligula, right
Reverse inscription ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΝ ΚΑΙ ΑΓΡΙΠΠΙΝΑΝ, ΜΑ ΑΠΟ ϹΙΠ(Υ)
Edition Γερμανικὸν καὶ Ἀγριππῖναν Μα(γνήτων) ἀπὸ Σιπύ(λου)
Translation for Germanicus and Agrippina, of the Magnesians from Sipylum
Reverse design Agrippina and Germanicus: Germanicus stands facing, wearing a toga capite velato and holding a patera; behind him stands Agrippina as Demeter, holding out ears of corn and a sceptre
Metal brass
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 4.46 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 49
Specimens 17 (12 in the core collections)
Die-links 8, 13: same pair of dies.
Note 5, 13, 14: obv. legend reads ϹƐΒΑOΤΟΝ
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 50
2 2     L BMC 49
3 3     L: 1979,0101.1999 ex vA 3001
4 4     O
5 5     P: 657
6 6     P: 659 Wa 5078
7 7     Mu: 34
8 8     Mu: 35
9 9     Mu: 36085
10 10     B: I-B
11 11     B: Knobelsdorf
12 12     B: B-I
13 13     A A. Delt 27, 1972, B1, 8, no. 5 with pl. 9.21
14 14     Naumann 81, 1 Sept. 2019, lot 295
15 15     CGT coll. = Naumann 54, 4 June 2017, lot 284
16 16     ✸ H.I. coll.
17 17     A. P. Cairns coll.