RPC I, 2944

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2944
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Hierapolis
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Gaius (Caesar)
Magistrate Papias, son of Apellides
Issue Group II: Augustus and Gaius
Dating c. 5 BC
Obverse inscription ΓΑΙΟΣ
Edition Γάϊος
Translation Gaius
Obverse design bare head of Gaius Caesar, right
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΠΑΠΙΑΣ
Edition Ἱεραπολιτῶν Παπίας
Translation of the Hierapolitans, Papias
Reverse design filleted palm frond
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 3.11 g
Axis 12
Specimens 7 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3–6: same pair of dies. 1–6: same obv. die as 2946/1–7, 2948/1–11, 2950/1–4, 2952/1–7, 2953A/1–7.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18241095, 1873 Fox
2 2     Naumann 75, 3 Mar. 2019, lot 456
3 3     ✸ Leu Numismatik AG Web Auction 12, 30 may 2020, lot 851
4 4     Naumann 101, 4 Apr. 2021, lot 427
5 5     NBS WA 5, 25 May 2021, lot 465
6 6     Leu EA 19, 26 Feb. 2022, lot 2189
7 7     Savoca Coins Blue 169th Blue, 29–30 July 2023, lot 712