RPC I, 3812

 

Image of specimen #21

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3812
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
Obverse design diademed head of Polemo, right
Reverse inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑ (or –ΗΣ) ΤΡΥΦΑΙΝΑ (or –ΗΣ)
Reverse design inscription in diadem
Metal silver
Average diameter 19 mm
Reference Rec 25–6
Specimens 21 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 12
2 2     V: GR 15175
3 3     SNG vA 6686
4 4     O Walker, Metrology 523 (94%)
5 5 –19     see Rec
20 20     V: GR 37566
21 21     ✸ Bucephalus Numismatic 21, 23–24 June 2023, lot 553