RPC I, 2956A

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2956A
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Hierapolis
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Magistrate Meniskos, son of Diphilos (in office for the third time)
Issue Group III: Augustus alone
Dating c. AD 5
Obverse inscription ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Obverse design bare head of Augustus, right
Reverse inscription ΜΕΝΙΣΚΟΣ ΔΙΦΙΛΟΥ ΤΟ Γ ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design Apollo, standing left, with patera and double axe
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 19 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Leu EA 6, 9 Dec. 2018, lot 588
2 2     Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 38, 6 Dec. 2015, lot 548