RPC I, 3557

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3557
Province Galatia
Region Galatia
City Pessinus
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Annius Afrinus (legate)
Dating AD 49/54
Obverse inscription ΑΝΝΙΟϹ ΑΦΡΙΝΟϹ
Edition Ἄννιος Ἀφρινός
Translation Annius Afrinus
Obverse design bare head of Afrinus, right
Reverse inscription ΠΕϹϹΙΝΟΥΝΤΙΩΝ
Edition Πεσσινουντίων
Translation of the Pessinuntians
Reverse design bust of Mên, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 3.39 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Devreker 175, no. 14
Specimens 7 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same obv. die.
Note 1 and 2 and probably 3 are from the same dies.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 210
2 2     B: Löbb.
3 3     Mu: 2
4 4     Saint Paul Antiques 7, 11 June 2017, lot 196
5 5     N&N London EA 54, 21 Sept. 2024, lot 264
6 6     ✸ N&N London EA 54, 21 Sept. 2024, lot 263
7 7     Rex Numismatics E-Rex 15, 7 Dec. 2024, lot 249