RPC I, 3602

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 3602
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Archelaus of Cappadocia
Person (obv.) Archelaos (king)
Issue Year 22
Dating 15/14 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design diademed head of Archelaus, right
Reverse inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΧΕΛΑΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΡΙΔΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΚΤΙΣΤΟΥ, Κ-Β
Edition Βασιλέως Ἀρχελάου φιλοπάτριδος τοῦ κτίστου κβʹ
Translation of king Archelaus, patriotic, the founder, 22
Reverse design club
Metal silver
Average weight 3.39 g
Reference BMC 2, Simonetta 2
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)
Note AR 88%.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 2
2 2     Weber 7791
3 3     Cahn 68, 1511
4 4     Naville 7, 1662
5 5     Hirsch, Nov. 1907, 593
6 6     NY
7 7     ✸ Leu (1992-2005) 81, 16 May 2001, lot 318 (ex Jameson 1638)