RPC I, 3571

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 3571
Province Galatia
Region Pontus
City Amasea
Reign Uncertain
Person (obv.) Caligula (Augustus)
Magistrate Titus Helvius Basila (presbeutes)
Issue perhaps Caligula?
Obverse inscription ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ
Obverse design laureate head of Caligula (?), right
Reverse inscription ΑΜΑΣΕΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΑ
Reverse design turreted bust of Tyche, right; behind, uncertain object
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference Rec 6; Dalaison, Tibère (?) 1-4
Specimens 9 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 4–5: same rev. die.
Note See now J. Dalaison, L’atelier d’Amaseia du Pont: recherches historiques et numismatiques (Numismatica Anatolica 2, Ausonius Éditions, Bordeaux, 2008).
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Löbb. Rec, pl. IV.9, Dalaison 3c
2 2     C: 1948-176 SNG 4031 = Dalaison 1a
3 3     JSW = CNG MBS 76, 12 Sept. 2007, lot 1052
4 4     P: Grand Duc 838 Dalaison 4a = SNG 879
5 5     P: Grand Duc 867 Dalaison 3e = SNG 878
6 6     ✸ CNG EA 214, 15 July 2009, lot 295
7 7     Gorny & Mosch EA 271, 29 May 2020, lot 373 = Gorny & Mosch EA 299, 7 Nov. 2023, lot 3458
8 8     Agora Numismatic Sale 111, 8 Aug. 2023, lot 108
9 9     Kybele Numismatics 2, 5–6 Mar. 2024, lot 600