RPC I, 3807

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 3807
Province Kingdom of Pontus
Region Pontus
City Kingdom of Pontus
Reign Pythodoris
Person (obv.) Pythodoris (queen)
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Pythodoris, right
Reverse inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑ ΠΥΘΟΔΩΡΙΣ ΕΤΟΥΣ ΞΓ
Edition Βασίλισσα Πυθοδωρίς ἔτους ξγʹ
Translation Queen Pythodoris, of year 63
Reverse design capricorn with cornucopia and globe, right
Metal silver
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 3.50 g
Reference Rec 19a
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Note The reading of the date requires confirmation as the piece is only known from descriptions or line drawings. Confirmation is provided by the coin illustrated 􏰀􏰀􏰚􏰗􏰕􏰇􏰄􏰕􏰒􏰔in Schulten (Köln) Oct. 1981, no. 102 = Leschhorn, AÄ Taf. 1.11.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1 –2     see Rec
3 3     ✸ Künker 326, 7 Oct. 2019, lot 1285 (ex Dorotheum Nov. 2017, lot 1126)
4 4     Naumann 64, 1 Apr. 2018, lot 267