RPC I, 2895

 

Image of specimen #21

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2895
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Laodicea ad Lycum
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Magistrate Zeuxis philalethes
Dating c. 15 BC
Obverse inscription ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Edition Σεβαστός
Translation Augustus
Obverse design bare head of Augustus, right; before, lituus
Reverse inscription ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΖΕΥΞΙΣ ΦΙΛΑΛΗΘΗΣ
Edition Λαοδικέων Ζεῦξις φιλαλήθης
Translation of the Laodiceans, Zeuxis philalethes
Reverse design staff entwined with serpent
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 3.58 g
Axis 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
Reference BMC 153
Specimens 48 (12 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 12, 34, 44: same pair of dies. 4, 6, 8, 28, 40: same pair of dies. 7, 13, 26, 39: same pair of dies. 9, 22, 24, 35, 48: same pair of dies. 17, 21, 30–1, 36: same pair of dies. 18, 25, 32, 43, 47: same pair of dies. 19, 45: same pair of dies. 37, 41, 46: same pair of dies. 1, 12, 14–15, 27, 34, 37, 41–2, 44, 46: same obv. die. 4–6, 8, 28, 40: same obv. die. 7, 9, 13, 16, 18–20, 22–6, 32, 35, 39, 43, 45, 47–8: same obv. die. 10, 17, 21, 29–31, 33, 36, 38: same obv. die. 14, 18, 25, 32, 43, 47: same rev. die. 20, 37, 41, 46: same rev. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1979,0101.2260 ex vA 3837
2 2     L: 1844,0425.633 BMC 153
3 3     O AMC 1412
4 4     Cop SNG 554
5 5     P: 1514
6 6     P: Delepierre
7 7     B: 18240970, 461/1887
8 8     B: 18240977, Fox
9 9     B: 18240979, I-B
10 10     NY: 1944.100.50505
11 11     V: GR 34667
12 12     Mu: 22a SNG 374 (375 on plate)
13 13     vA 3836
14 14     Weber 7140
15 15     Naumann 57, 3 Sept. 2017, lot 439
16 16     Emporium Hamburg 89, 22 Apr. 2020, lot 310
17 17     CGT coll. = Roma E-Sale 46, 5 June 2018, lot 1007 (part)
18 18     CGT coll. = Saint Paul 14, 17 Dec. 2017, lot 338
19 19     CGT coll. ex G. Rohde coll.
20 20     CGT coll. = Roma Numismatics EA 1, 1 Sept. 2013, lot 310
21 21     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 276, 19 Apr. 2021, lot 388
22 22     CGT coll.
23 23     CGT coll.
24 24     CGT coll.
25 25     Savoca 2nd Blue, 28 Oct. 2017, lot 650
26 26     Demos 7, 29 Jan. 2022, lot 410
27 27     M&M GmbH 16, 19 May 2005, lot 554
28 28     M&M GmbH 35, 17 Nov. 2011, lot 167 = M&M GmbH 42, 3 June 2015, lot 228
29 29     CNG EA 382, 7 Sept. 2016, lot 249
30 30     Naumann 53, 7 May 2017, lot 531
31 31     Naumann 53, 7 May 2017, lot 533
32 32     Naumann 62, 4 Feb. 2018, lot 560
33 33     Naumann 83, 3 Nov. 2019, lot 483
34 34     Naumann 83, 3 Nov. 2019, lot 484
35 35     Naumann 92, 2 Aug. 2020, lot 535
36 36     Davissons EA 36, 26 Aug. 2020, lot 45 = Obolos Web Auction 13, 2 July 2019, lot 550
37 37     Bucephalus Numismatic 3, 12 Feb. 2022, lot 426
38 38     Bucephalus Numismatic 3, 12 Feb. 2022, lot 460
39 39     Naumann 119, 7 Aug. 2022, lot 469
40 40     Aquila Numismatics 8, 14 Jan. 2023, lot 274
41 41     Aquila Numismatics 8, 14 Jan. 2023, lot 275
42 42     Aquila Numismatics 8, 14 Jan. 2023, lot 276
43 43     Naumann 44, 7 Aug. 2016, lot 698
44 44     Bertolami Fine Arts E-Live 36, 24 Sept. 2016, lot 461 = London Ancient Coins Auction 1, 23 January 2017, lot 73
45 45     Naumann 48, 20 Nov. 2016, lot 416
46 46     Saint Paul Antiques 4, 22 Apr. 2017, lot 155 = Saint Paul Antiques 9, 5 August 2017, lot 287
47 47     Saint Paul Antiques 14, 17 Dec. 2017, lot 338
48 48     Themis 6, 29 Feb. 2020, lot 353