RPC I, 2815

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2815
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Alabanda
Region Caria
City Alabanda
Reign Uncertain
Person (obv.) Livia (Augusta)
Issue Tiberius?
Obverse inscription ΑΛΑΒΑΝΔΕΩΝ
Edition Ἀλαβανδέων
Translation of the Alabandians
Obverse design draped bust of Apollo, right
Reverse inscription
Reverse design veiled female bust, right
Metal bronze
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 6.29 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 27
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note BMC described the rev. as 'Livia?': see introduction for discussion. Qualitative metal analysis on 1 suggests a composition basically of bronze, with the addition of small parts of lead and zinc.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 27
2 2     ✸ Leu EA 18, 18 Dec. 2021, lot 1983