RPC I, 2953A

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2953A
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Hierapolis
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Gaius (Caesar)
Magistrate Attalos Meilichios
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 ΑΤΤΑΛΟΣ
Edition Ἱεραπολειτῶν Ἄτταλος
Translation of the Hierapolitans, Attalos
Reverse design laurel branch
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 15 mm
Average weight 3.47 g
Axis 12
Specimens 7 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4, 7: same pair of dies. 5–6: same pair of dies. 1–7: same obv. die as 2944/1–6, 2946/1–7, 2948/1–11, 2950/1–4, 2952/1–7.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Kovacs coll.
2 2     Lanz 117, 24 Nov. 2003, lot 523
3 3     Bucephalus 4, 11 Mar. 2022, lot 521
4 4     K. Stockhammer coll.
5 5     K. Stockhammer coll.
6 6     ✸ Bucephalus Numismatic 15, 10 Feb. 2023, lot 881
7 7     Bertolami Fine Arts 15, 27 Apr. 2015, lot 526