RPC I, 3129

 

Image of specimen #24

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3129
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Apamea
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Person (rev.) Gaius (Caesar)
Magistrate Gaius Masonius Rufus
Obverse inscription ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Edition Σεβαστός
Translation Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Augustus, right
Reverse inscription ΓΑΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΓΑΙΟΣ ΜΑΣΩΝΙΟΣ ΡΟΥΦΟΣ ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ
Edition Γάϊος Καῖσαρ Γάϊος Μασώνιος Ῥοῦφος Ἀπαμέων
Translation Gaius Caesar, Gaius Masonius Rufus, of the Apameans
Reverse design Gaius Caesar in facing quadriga, holding a staff and crowned by a small nike
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 5.74 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference BMC 139, AMC 1380
Specimens 78 (15 in the core collections)
Die-links 5, 38: same pair of dies. 6, 22: same pair of dies. 8, 21, 46, 58, 70, 74, 76: same pair of dies. 11, 39: same pair of dies. 12, 61, 66, 71: same pair of dies. 25, 47: same pair of dies. 30, 33, 56: same pair of dies. 31, 43, 51, 55, 57, 75, 83: same pair of dies. 35, 62, 65: same pair of dies. 36, 40, 81: same pair of dies. 48, 63, 73: same pair of dies. 53, 69: same pair of dies. 1, 5–7, 9, 22, 30–3, 35, 37–8, 43, 51, 55–7, 62, 65, 75, 78, 83: same obv. die. 4, 18, 29, 48, 63, 73: same obv. die. 8, 10, 15, 20–1, 23, 46, 58, 67, 70, 74, 76: same obv. die. 11, 39, 45, 60: same obv. die. 12, 14, 61, 66, 71: same obv. die. 19, 24–5, 42, 47, 52: same obv. die. 34, 50, 54, 68: same obv. die. 36, 40, 44, 81: same obv. die. 41, 49: same obv. die. 4, 50: same rev. die. 8, 21, 25, 29, 37, 46–7, 58, 70, 74, 76: same rev. die. 9, 11, 39, 48, 54, 63, 73: same rev. die. 10, 45: same rev. die. 12, 20, 61, 66, 71, 78: same rev. die. 23–4: same rev. die. 31, 41, 43, 51, 55, 57, 75, 83: same rev. die. 35, 49, 53, 62, 65, 69: same rev. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1979,0101.2146 ex vA, SNG —
2 2     L BMC 139
3 3     L BMC 140
4 4     O AMC 1380 = Weber 7033
5 5     P: 481 Wa 5701
6 6     P: 482 Wa 5702
7 7     P: Colossae 819
8 8     P: Colossae 820
9 9     B: 18242631, 1900 Imhoof-Blumer MG 393, no. 62
10 10     B: 18242626, 1900 Imhoof-Blumer
11 11     B: 18242633, 1897/214
12 12     B: 18242634, 1906 Löbbecke
13 13     V: GR 31038
14 14     Mu: 22a SNG 144
15 15     vA 3484
16 16     P: M 307 see GIC
18 18     CGT coll. = Saint Paul 13, 19 Nov. 2017, lot 343
19 19     Leeds-UL: 837
20 20     Zeus Numismatics 3, 11 Jan. 2020, lot 366
21 21     CGT coll. = Naville 16, 12 July 2015, lot 359
22 22     CGT coll. = Saint Paul 10, 2 Sept. 2017, lot 183
23 23     Naumann 96, 1 Nov. 2020, lot 395
24 24     ✸ Leu WA 15, 27 Feb. 2021, lot 1220
25 25     CGT coll. = Roma Numismatics Auction IV, 30 Sept. 2012, lot 2012
26 26     CGT coll.
27 27     CGT coll.
28 28     CGT coll.
29 29     Naumann 93, 6 Sept. 2020, lot 292
30 30     Solidus 105, 13 Sept. 2022, lot 300 = Solidus 113, 17 Jan. 2023, lot 1130
31 31     Bucephalus Numismatic 15, 10 Feb. 2023, lot 992
32 32     CGT coll.
33 33     M&M GmbH 16, 19 May 2005, lot 456
34 34     CNG EA 108, 16 Feb. 2005, lot 39
35 35     Triskeles Sale 16, 3 June 2016, lot 171
36 36     Naumann 44, 7 Aug. 2016, lot 665
37 37     Naumann 53, 7 May 2017, lot 512
38 38     Savoca Live EA 16, 25 June 2017, lot 364
39 39     Savoca Live EA 17, 30 July 2017, lot 384
40 40     Roma EA 39, 26 Aug. 2017, lot 398
41 41     Savoca 4th Blue, 29 Dec. 2017, lot 836
42 42     Agora Sale 72, 30 Jan. 2018, lot 146
43 43     Naumann 63, 4 Mar. 2018, lot 760
44 44     Naumann 64, 1 Apr. 2018, lot 307
45 45     Roma E-Live 2, 30 Aug. 2018, lot 399 = Rauch Summer 2012, 20 Sept. 2012, lot 762 = CNG EA 466, 22 Apr. 2020, lot 287
46 46     CNG EA 127, 23 Nov. 2005, lot 158
47 47     Roma 4, 30 Sept. 2012, lot 2012
48 48     Naumann 19, 6 July 2014, lot 415
49 49     Künker eLive 32, 3 Dec. 2014, lot 49
50 50     Naumann 28, 1 Feb. 2015, lot 274
51 51     Naumann 34, 9 Aug. 2015, lot 719
52 52     Savoca 28th Silver, 16 Dec. 2018, lot 202
53 53     Naumann 78, 2 June 2019, lot 561
54 54     Saint Paul Antiques 6, 20 May 2017, lot 174
55 55     Saint Paul Antiques 14, 17 Dec. 2017, lot 336
56 56     Saint Paul Antiques 15, 27 Jan. 2018, lot 250
57 57     Roma EA 62, 17 Oct. 2019, lot 616 = Roma EA 79, 14 Jan. 2021, lot 505
58 58     Naumann 83, 3 Nov. 2019, lot 463
60 60     Gorny & Mosch EA 271, 29 May 2020, lot 619 = Heritage 232102, 13 Jan. 2021, lot 62135
61 61     Savoca Special 79, 21 June 2020, lot 425
62 62     Naumann 93, 6 Sept. 2020, lot 291 = Naumann 99, 7 Feb. 2021, lot 482
63 63     Bertolami Fine Arts EA 93, 9 Jan. 2021, lot 523
65 65     Papillon Numismatic 5, 6 Mar. 2021, lot 436
66 66     Papillon Numismatic 5, 6 Mar. 2021, lot 457
67 67     Demos 1, 17 Apr. 2021, lot 276
68 68     Demos 2, 5 June 2021, lot 465
69 69     CNG EA 498, 18 Aug. 2021, lot 230
70 70     Demos 6, 5 Dec. 2021, lot 530
71 71     Leu EA 18, 18 Dec. 2021, lot 2013
72 72     Agora Sale 103, 28 Dec. 2021, lot 179
73 73     Bucephalus Numismatic 3, 12 Feb. 2022, lot 481
74 74     Demos 8, 19 Mar. 2022, lot 400
75 75     Savoca 133rd Silver, 15 May 2022, lot 195
76 76     Bucephalus Numismatic 6, 12 June 2022, lot 606 = Leu EA 24, 3 Dec. 2022, lot 2180
78 78     Demos 11, 1 July 2022, lot 294
81 81     Leu EA 24, 3 Dec. 2022, lot 2181= Demos 11, 1 July 2022, lot 295
83 83     Bucephalus Numismatic Black 16, 24 Feb. 2023, lot 645
84 84     Savoca 98th Blue, 27 March 2021, lot 781
85 85     Savoca 147th Blue, 12 Nov. 2022, lot 714