RPC I, 4001A

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 4001A
Province Syria
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Pompeiopolis
Reign Uncertain
Person (obv.) Pompey
Obverse inscription
Obverse design head of Pompey, right
Reverse inscription ΠΟΜΠΗΙΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, ΖΕ ΔΕ
Edition Πομπηιοπολιτῶν Ζε(—) Δε(—)
Translation of the Pompeiopolitans, Ze—?, De—?
Reverse design Athena, seated left, holding Nike; in field, letters
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 9.14 g
Axis 12
Reference Boyce, Pompeiopolis 20
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–5: same pair of dies.
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/92525).
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1847,0619.69 BMC 53 = Boyce 20b
2 2     ✸ P: 1051 Boyce 20a = SNG 1212
3 3     Roma Numismatics EA 41, 2 Dec. 2017, lot 313 = Roma Numismatics E-Live 6, 25 Mar. 2023, lot 11
4 4     Naumann 91, 5 July 2020, lot 84
5 5     CNG EA 373, 20 April 2016, lot 276