RPC I, 2955

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2955
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Hierapolis
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Magistrate Diphilos, son of Diphilos (archon for the second time)
Issue Group III: Augustus alone
Dating c. AD 5
Obverse inscription ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Edition Καῖσαρ Σεβαστός
Translation Caesar Augustus
Obverse design bare head of Augustus, right
Reverse inscription ΔΙΦΙΛΟΣ ΔΙΦΙΛΟΥ ΑΡΧΩΝ ΤΟ Β ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Edition Δίφιλος Διφίλου ἄρχων τὸ βʹ Ἱεραπολιτῶν
Translation Diphilos, son of Diphilos, archon for the second time, of the Hierapolites
Reverse design Apollo standing right, playing lyre
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 5.12 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 104, Cop 452
Specimens 21 (6 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 15–19: same pair of dies. 2, 13: same pair of dies. 3, 7, 10, 14: same pair of dies. 4, 12: same pair of dies. 5, 8–9: same pair of dies. 2–3, 7, 10, 13–14: same obv. die. 4–5, 8–9, 11–12, 20: same obv. die. 1, 4, 12, 15–19: same rev. die.
Note This type is often attributed to Tiberius, but the appearance of the portrait seems like that on coins of Charopides Sostratou and Meniskos Diphilou (?the brother of Diphilos); an attribution to Augustus thus seems more likely, though not beyond doubt.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1853,0512.208 BMC 104
2 2     P: 1290 Wa 6132
3 3     B: I-B KM 240, no. 24a
4 4     B: Fox
5 5     Cop SNG 452
6 6     C
7 7     ✸ J. Clark coll.
8 8     CGT coll.
9 9     CGT coll. = CGB. FR. Monnaies 49, June 30, 2011, Lot 256
10 10     CGT coll.
11 11     Rauch 97, 14 Apr. 2015, lot 336
12 12     Naumann 40, 7 Feb. 2016, lot 459
13 13     Savoca 10 Blue, 29 Sept. 2018, lot 1014
14 14     Saint Paul Antiques 18, 13 Oct. 2018, lot 223
15 15     Naumann 83, 3 Nov. 2019, lot 476
16 16     Aquila Numismatics 8, 14 Jan. 2023, lot 283
17 17     Aquila Numismatics 8, 14 Jan. 2023, lot 286
18 18     Savoca Live EA 16, 25 June 2017, lot 367
19 19     Naumann 98, 3 Jan. 2021, lot 552
20 20     Roma EA 102, 3 Nov. 2022, lot 666
21 21     Savoca 112th Blue, 11 Sep. 2021, lot 1207