RPC I, 4771

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4771
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Chalcis ad Belum
Reign Roman Republic
Person (obv.) Cleopatra VII (queen)
Person (rev.) Mark Antony (imperator)
Dating 32/31 BC
Obverse inscription ΒΑϹΙΛΙϹϹΗϹ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑϹ
Edition Βασιλίσσης Κλεοπάτρας
Translation Queen Cleopatra
Obverse design bust of Cleopatra, right
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟΥϹ ΚΑ ΤΟΥ ΚΑΙ Ϛ ΘΕΑϹ ΝΕΩΤΕΡΑϹ
Edition ἔτους κα' τοῦ καὶ ϛ' Θεᾶς νεωτέρας
Translation of the 21st year, also called the 6th year of the younger Goddess
Reverse design bare head of Antony, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 6.51 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference Sv Ptol 1887, Rouvier Berytus 440, BMC Berytus 15
Specimens 24 (16 in the core collections)
Note Not a full listing of specimens: many more in JSW, RW and recent trade. Seyrig thought that there was also a larger denomination because of the heavier weight of a specimen in the American Univ., Beirut (13.75). But this coin (cast in P) is the same general size, and seems just an example struck on an aberrantly thick flan.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 15
2 2     Cop SNG 383
3 3     NY
4 4     NY: 1944.100.70149
5 5     C
6 6     V: GR 23679
7 7     V: GR 23680
8 8     B
9 9     ✸ B: 18238382
10 10     B
11 11     B
12 12     P: 482
13 13     P: Chandon 716A
14 14     P: de Ricci
15 15     P: Seyrig
16 16     P
17 17     JSW
18 18     Roma Numismatics XVIII, 29 Sept. 2019, lot 748
19 19     Leeds-UL: 1212
20 20     IMJ Sofaer 43
21 21     CNG Triton XXIV, 19 Jan. 2021, lot 63
22 22     NAC 134, 21 Nov. 2022, lot 259 (ex Nomos 19, 17 Nov. 2019, lot 220)
23 23     Leu WA 28, 9–14 Dec. 2023, lot 237 (ex CNG 91, 19 Sep. 2012, lot 647)
24 24     Sol Numismatik Special 1, 8 June 2024, lot 112