RPC I, 2663

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2663
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Nysa
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus ; Livia (Augusta)
Obverse inscription
Obverse design bare head of Augustus and draped bust of Livia, right
Reverse inscription ΝΥϹΑΕΩΝ
Edition Νυσαέων
Translation of the Nysaeans
Reverse design Dionysus standing, left, with cantharus and thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 5.08 g
Reference Regling 56
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note The Νs in the rev. legend are retrograde. This feature and the letter forms Ϲ and W link the coin with the previous issue (2662), also with Livia.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 834
2 2     I-B = GRMK 123, no. 3