RPC I, 3603


Image of specimen #1

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 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)