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
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
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