RPC I, 4000L

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4000L
Province Syria
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Pompeiopolis
Reign Uncertain
Person (obv.) Pompey
Obverse inscription ΙΑ
Edition Ἰα(—)
Translation Ia—?
Obverse design head of Pompey, right
Reverse inscription ΠΟΜΠΗΙΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, ΖΕ ΔΕ
Edition Πομπηιοπολιτῶν Ζε(—) Δε(—)
Translation of the Pompeiopolitans, Ze—?, De—?
Reverse design Nike advancing right, with palm and wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.74 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Boyce, Pompeiopolis 18-19
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die.
Note As Boyce points out, the recurrence of ΖΕ ΔΕ links the Athena seated type to the advancing Nike type (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/92526).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Tübingen Boyce 18
2 2     NY Stephens = Boyce 19 (from Beirut)
3 3     L: 1995,0605.22
4 4     Helios 5, 25 June 2010, lot 188 = Künker 396, 13 Nov. 2023, lot 1102
5 5     Savoca EA 95 Silver, 14 Feb. 2021, lot 409
6 6     Agora Auctions Numismatic 80, 11 Dec. 2018, lot 82
7 7     ✸ Roma 22, 28 Nov. 2015, lot 347