RPC I, 3871A

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3871A
Province Kingdom of Cilicia
Region Cilicia
City Kingdom of Cilicia
Reign Philopator
Obverse inscription
Obverse design veiled head of Tyche, right
Reverse inscription ΒΑϹΙΛΕΩϹ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟϹ, ΔΛ
Edition Βασιλέως Φιλοπάτορος δλʹ
Translation of King Philopator, 34
Reverse design Athena standing, left, with Nike and shield; to right, monogram
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 7.24 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note See N.L. Wright, 'Anazarbos and the Tarkondimotid kings of Kilikia', AS 58 (2008), pp. 115-25, for the identity of Philopator. He suggests Philopator II and dates the coinage to AD 14-17 (Philopator Type I).
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
6 6     B: 18306060, 1873 Fox
7 7     ✸ Naumann 110, 7 Nov. 2021, lot 512