RPC I, 4510

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4510
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tripolis
Reign Roman Republic
Person (obv.) Cleopatra VII (queen)
Issue Cleopatra
Dating 36/35 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design draped bust of Cleopatra, right
Reverse inscription ΤΡΙΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ L Β
Edition Τριπολιτῶν (ἔτους) βʹ
Translation of the Tripolitans, of year 2
Reverse design prow, right, with Nike holding wreath and palm; in field, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 8.69 g
Axis 12
Reference Rouvier 1640, BMC 19
Specimens 9 (4 in the core collections)
Note Specimens 8 and 9 are probably forgeries (thanks to Curtis Jackson-Jacobs)

Specimens of this coin type