RPC I, 485

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 485
Province Tarraconensis
Region Hispania
City Saguntum
Reign Uncertain
Obverse inscription
Obverse design head of Neptune, right, trident behind
Reverse inscription [ ] ΝΕΑ (or ΣΑΓ) ΠΟΛ
Edition [---] Νέα Πόλ(ις)
Translation [---] New City
Reverse design Nike, left, holding wreath and palm; standing on prow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 13.72 g
Specimens 19 (1 in the core collections)
Note This type was attributed to a Spanish uncertain mint, but it is now proposed to have been struck in Saguntum, since finds surrounding this city have increased in number (P. P. Ripollès, M. M. Llorens, Arse-Saguntum. Historia monetaria de la ciudad y sus territorio (Sagunto, 2002), p. 478).
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1980,1138.1
2 2     Simon coll. (sagunt)
3 3     ✸ private coll. (València)
4 4     Ripollès–Adelantado coll. (Sagunt)
5 5     Ripollès–Adelantado coll. (Sagunt)
6 6     Vela coll. (Sagunt)
7 7     FNMT
8 8 –15     see L. Villaronga, GN 49, 1978, 51–3
16 16     A. García coll. (Utiel, València)
17 17     A. García coll. (Utiel, València)
18 18     Museu de Prehistòria de València: 8057
19 19     Vico 158, 14 Apr. 2021, lot 98