RPC I, 2945

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2945
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Hierapolis
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Magistrate Lynkeus philopatris
Issue Group II: Augustus and Gaius
Dating c. 5 BC
Obverse inscription ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Edition Σεβαστός
Translation Augustus
Obverse design bare head of Augustus, right
Reverse inscription ΛΥΝΚΕΥΣ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΡΙΣ ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Λύγκευς φιλόπατρις Ἱεραπολειτῶν
Translation Lynkeus philopatris, of the Hierapolitans
Reverse design tripod with laurel branch
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 6.03 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference BMC 100
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2, 6–8: same pair of dies. 3, 5: same pair of dies. 1–8: same obv. die as 2947/1–4, 2949/1–2, 2951/1–3. 4: same rev. die as 2949/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1851,0503.359 BMC 100
2 2     B: 18241082, 1900 Imhoof-Blumer KM 238, no. 20
3 3     Mu: 11
4 4     Giessener Münzhandlung 92, 20 Nov. 1998, lot 401
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     Savoca 13 Blue, 30 Nov. 2018, lot 960
8 8     ✸ J. Clark coll.