RPC I, 2991

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2991
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Sardis
Reign Tiberius
Person (obv.) Tiberius (Augustus)
Magistrate Iulius Kleon ; Memnon
Obverse inscription ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΕΩΝ ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ
Obverse design togate figure of Tiberius raising kneeling figure of Tyche of Sardis
Reverse inscription ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ ΙΟΥΛΙΟΣ ΚΛΕΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΜΝΩΝ
Reverse design Livia seated, right, with sceptre and ears of corn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Axis 12
Reference BMC 98, Cop 515
Specimens 30 (15 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 98
2 2     L BMC 99
3 3     L BMC 100
4 4     L BMC 101
5 5     ✸ P: 1205 Wa 5233
6 6     P: 1205A
7 7     O
8 8     O
9 9     V: GR 19562
10 10     Cop SNG 515
11 11     Cop SNG 516
12 12     B: B-I
13 13     B: 472/1883
14 14     B: 18203430, I-B
15 15     B: 786/1914
16 16 –24     Sardis excavations 270
25 25     Sardis excavations (1910–14) 279
26 26     Helios 5, 25 June 2010, lot 845
27 27     Gorny & Mosch 225, 14 Oct. 2014, lot 1850
28 28     Brisbane: 2805 Naumann 61, 7 Jan. 2018, lot 438
29 29     Matt Richter coll. (ex VAuctions Auction 290, 8 Nov. 2012, lot 240)
30 30     Naumann 89, 3 May 2020, lot 260