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Image of specimen #10 |
URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/2649 json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
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 |
Edition | Γάϊος Καῖσαρ |
Translation | Gaius Caesar |
Obverse design | bare head of Gaius Caesar, right; below, star |
Reverse inscription | ΚΑΙΣΑΡΕΩΝ |
Edition | Καίσαρεων |
Translation | of the Caesareans |
Reverse design | 'colonist' and ploughing oxen, right |
Metal | copper-based alloy |
Average diameter | 21 mm |
Average weight | 5.41 g |
Axis | 12 |
Reference | BMC 121, Oer de Almeida 12 |
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. |