RPC I, 2707

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2707
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Miletus
Reign Caligula
Person (obv.) Caligula (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΓΑΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Edition Γάϊος Καῖσαρ Γερμανικὸς Σεβαστός
Translation Gaius Caesar Germanicus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Caligula, right; before, star
Reverse inscription ΜΙΛΗΣΙΩΝ
Edition Μιλησίων
Translation of the Milesians
Reverse design temple with six columns
Metal brass
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 5.18 g
Reference BMC 143, Cop 1007
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
Note For the identify of the temple, see introduction. W. Gunther, Caligula, Milet und ein ehrgeiziges Kultprojekt, JNG 62 (2102), pp. 105-235.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 143
2 2     Cop SNG 1007
3 3     Mu: Miletopolis 3
4 4     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 186, 8 Mar. 2010, lot 1598
5 5     Naumann 97, Plankenhorn coll., 6 Dec. 2020, lot 1206