RPC I, 2951

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2951
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Hierapolis
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Magistrate Heras, son of Epainetos
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 ΗΡΑΣ ΕΠΑΙΝΕΤΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Ἡρᾶς Ἐπαινέτου Ἱεραπολειτῶν
Translation Heras, son of Epainetos, of the Hierapolitans
Reverse design tripod
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 6.01 g
Axis 1, 12
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 2945/1–8, 2947/1–4, 2949/1–2.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18241081, 1900 Imhoof-Blumer KM 238, no. 19
2 2     G SNG 1947
3 3     ✸ Roma 7, 22 Mar. 2014, lot 860