RPC I, 2649

 

Image of specimen #10

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2649
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Tralles
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Gaius (Caesar)
Dating c. 2 BC?
Obverse inscription ΓΑΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ
Obverse design bare head of Gaius Caesar, right; below, star
Reverse inscription ΚΑΙΣΑΡΕΩΝ
Reverse design 'colonist' and ploughing oxen, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Axis 12
Reference BMC 121
Specimens 11 (5 in the core collections)
Note The star is usually clear, but was probably present on all specimens; for its possible significance, see introduction.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1639 Wa 5421
2 2     L BMC 121
3 3     B: I-B LS 175, nos 28, with Taf. VII.11
4 4     B: I-B LS 175, nos 29, with Taf. VII.11
5 5     Mu: 35
6 6     Trade (1988)
7 7     Istanbul KO 938–34: 'Parium'
8 8     Künker 158, 28 Sept. 2009, lot 482
9 9     CGT coll.
10 10     ✸ Trade February 2021
11 11     Opisthodomos 1, 1-2 May 2022, lot 393