RPC I, 3916A

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3916A
Province Cyprus
Region Cyprus
City Uncertain mint(s) on Cyprus
Reign Uncertain
Issue under Augustus?
Obverse inscription
Obverse design scorpion
Reverse inscription
Reverse design wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Axis 7, 12
Specimens 6 (0 in the core collections)
Note This coin is given to Cyprus by dealers making a parallel with 3916, where a scorpio is found on the reverse. But such a coin is not attested in Cyprus, and its dating under Augustus just a guess.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CNG EA 250, 23 Feb. 2011, lot 242
2 2     Roma Numismatics EA 43, 3 Feb. 2018, lot 199
3 3     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 17, 25 Apr. 2015, lot 364
4 4     Roma Numismatics EA 31, 26 Nov. 2016, lot 196
5 5     Roma Numismatics EA 42, 6 Jan. 2018, lot 208 (ex Roma E-Sale 35, 3 May 2017, lot 350)
6 6     Roma Numismatics EA 43, 3 Feb. 2018, lot 200