RPC I, 2957

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2957
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Hierapolis
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Magistrate Charopides, son of Sostratos
Issue Group III: Augustus alone
Dating c. AD 5
Obverse inscription ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Edition Σεβαστός
Translation Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Augustus, right
Reverse inscription ΧΑΡΟΠΙΔΗΣ ΣΩΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Χαροπίδης Σωστράτου Ἱεραπολιτῶν
Translation Charopides, son of Sostratos, of the Hierapolitans
Reverse design Apollo on horseback, right, with double axe
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.87 g
Axis 12
Reference KM 239, no. 24
Specimens 10 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3, 5, 7: same pair of dies. 4, 9: same pair of dies. 6, 8, 10: same pair of dies. 1, 3, 5–8, 10: same obv. die as 2956/2, 4, 10–13. 1, 3–5, 7, 9: same rev. die.
Note Münsterberg, Beamtennamen, and Weber (p. 488) give ΧΑΡΩΠΙΔΗΣ but the Ο is clear.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1979,0101.2244 ex vA 3645
2 2     L: 1921,0412.95
3 3     B: 18241089, 1900 Imhoof-Blumer KM 239, no. 24, cf. GM 739, no. 698 corr.
4 4     Weber 7113
5 5     MünzZentrum 152, 2 Sept. 2009, lot 304
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     ✸ CNG EA 217, 26 Aug. 2009, lot 281
9 9     Savoca 2 Blue, 28 Oct. 2017, lot 646
10 10     Bucephalus Numismatic 4, 11 Mar. 2022, lot 1162