RPC I, 3355

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3355
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Lycia
City Balbura
Reign Caligula
Person (obv.) Caligula (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Augustus (Divus)
Obverse inscription ΓΑΙΟⳞ ⳞΕΒΑⳞΤΟⳞ
Obverse design bare head of Caligula, r.
Reverse inscription ΒΑΛ[
Reverse design radiate head of Augustus between two stars
Metal Æ
Average diameter 22 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note The coin was acquired in a group with other Lycian coins, so there should be no real doubt about the attribution to Balbura. The rev. is a copy of aurei and denarii of Caligula.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1905,1005.14
2 2     ✸ CNG 93, 22 May 2013, lot 825 (ex CNG 38, 1996, lot 676)