RPC I, 3872

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 3872
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
Edition Βασιλέως Φιλοπάτορος
Translation of King Philopator
Reverse design Athena standing, left, with Nike and shield; to right, monogram
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 7.89 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 1
Specimens 9 (5 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.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1979,0101.957 ex vA 5414
2 2     L BMC 1
3 3     L: 1977,0703.1
4 4     Levante 1259
5 5     Levante 1260
6 6     ✸ P: 1584 Wa 4715 = SNG 1918
8 8     CGT coll.
9 9     CGT coll.
11 11     Cop SNG Supp. 540