RPC I, 3811

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3811
Province Kingdom of Pontus
Region Pontus
City Kingdom of Pontus
Reign Polemon II
Person (obv.) Polemon II (king)
Person (rev.) Tryphaena (queen)
Issue probably minted between year 13 and 20
Dating 50s
Obverse inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΟΛΕΜΩΝΟΣ
Edition Βασιλέως Πολέμωνος Βασιλέως Πολέμωνος
Translation of King Polemo
Obverse design diademed head of Polemo, right
Reverse inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑ (or -ΗΣ) ΤΡΥΦΑΙΝΑ(Σ)
Edition βασίλισσα Τρυφαίνης βασίλισσα Τρυφαίνης
Translation Queen Tryphaena
Reverse design diademed head of Tryphaena, right
Metal silver
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 2.95 g
Axis 3
Reference Rec 27–8
Specimens 9 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Löbb.
2 2     O Walker, Metrology 525 (94%)
3 3 –6     see Rec
7 7 –8     see Rec
9 9     ✸ CNG EA 389, 18 Jan. 2017, lot 214