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
Obverse design bare head of Gaius Caesar, right
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΠΑΠΙΑΣ
Reverse design filleted palm frond
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 16 mm
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