RPC I, 2648

 

Image of specimen #17

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2648
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Tralles
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Gaius (Caesar)
Dating c. 2 BC?
Obverse inscription ΓΑΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ
Edition Γάϊος Καῖσαρ
Translation Gaius Caesar
Obverse design bare head of Gaius Caesar, right
Reverse inscription ΚΑΙΣΑΡΕΩΝ Λ(Ε)ΙΒΙΑ
Edition Καίσαρέων Λειβία
Translation of the Caesarians, Livia
Reverse design Livia (as Demeter) holding ears of corn and poppy; in right field, crescent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 5.19 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 117
Specimens 18 (15 in the core collections)
Die-links 6: same rev. die as 2647/4.
Note The portrait varies between one like that of Augustus (e.g., 1–2) and a much more youthful representation (e.g., 3–4): it is not clear if this is a deliberate dynastic statement or just the accident of combining the legend for Gaius and the portrait of Augustus on one die (the latter seems more likely).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 117
2 2     L BMC 118
3 3     L BMC 119
4 4     L BMC 120
5 5     B: I-B LS 175, no. 27
6 6     B: Löbb. ZfN 1885, 339
7 7     B: Magnesia find
8 8     B: Magnesia find
9 9     B: uncertain
10 10     P: 1637 Wa 5419
11 11     P: 1637 Wa 5420
12 12     V: GR 38682
13 13     Mu: 37
14 14     Mu: 37a
15 15     Mu: 38
16 16     CGT coll.
17 17     ✸ Victoria Numismatics 3, 22 Nov. 2022, lot 276
18 18     GIC 329