RPC I, 3603


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Coin type
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Volume	I
Number	3603
Province	Cappadocia
Region	Cappadocia
City	Caesarea
Reign	Archelaus of Cappadocia
Person (obv.)	Archelaos (king)
Issue	Year 39
Dating	AD 3/4
Obverse inscription
Obverse design	diademed head of Archelaus, right; fillet border
Reverse inscription	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΧΕΛΑΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΡΙΔΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΚΤΙΣΤΟΥ, Λ-Θ
Edition	Βασιλέως Ἀρχελάου φιλοπάτριδος τοῦ κτίστου λθʹ
Translation	of King Archelaus, patriotic, the founder, year 39
Reverse design	club
Metal	silver
Average diameter	18 mm
Average weight	3.38 g
Reference	Simonetta 6 corr.
Specimens	3 (2 in the core collections)
Note	AR 88%.
Correction	Corrected coin-type (post publication)