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| URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/3355 json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
| Volume | I |
| Number | 3355 |
| Province | Lycia-Pamphylia |
| Region | Lycia |
| City | Balbura |
| Reign | Caligula |
| Person (obv.) | Caligula (Augustus) |
| Person (rev.) | Augustus (Divus) |
| Obverse inscription | ΓΑΙΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ |
| Edition | Γάϊος Σεβαστός |
| Translation | Gaius Augustus |
| Obverse design | bare head of Caligula, right |
| Reverse inscription | ΒΑΛ |
| Edition | Βαλ(βουρέων) |
| Translation | of the Balbureans |
| Reverse design | radiate head of Augustus between two stars |
| Metal | copper-based alloy |
| Average diameter | 22 mm |
| Average weight | 7.32 g |
| Axis | 12 |
| Specimens | 2 (1 in the core collections) |
| Note | The L 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. |