RPC I, 2562

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 2562
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Dioshieron
Reign Uncertain
Obverse inscription ΔΙΟΣΙΕΡΙΤΩΝ
Edition Διοσιεριτῶν
Translation of the Diosieritans
Obverse design eagle standing, right, looking left
Reverse inscription ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Edition Σεβαστός
Translation Augustus
Reverse design capricorn with cornucopia, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 15 mm
Average weight 1.83 g
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Note In view of the absence of a magistrate, the coin should probably be regarded as a smaller denomination corresponding to the coin of Tiberius (?) (2588). The style of the capricorn is certainly very like that of the Augustan issue for Papion.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 277