RPC I, 5476

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 5476
Province Uncertain
Region Uncertain
City Uncertain
Reign Uncertain
Person (obv.) Uncertain
Obverse inscription CAESAR
Edition Caesar
Translation Caesar
Obverse design bare head, right
Reverse inscription
Reverse design star and crescent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 12 mm
Average weight 2.42 g
Axis 3, 6, 9, 12
Specimens 7 (1 in the core collections)
Note The type has a superficial resemblance to Ascalon 4876A, but it lacks the ΑΡ on the reverse. The Latin legend on the obverse indicates a colony: perhaps Berytus?
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CNG 37, 20 Mar. 1996, lot 1047
2 2     L: 2001,0335.3
3 3     ✸ Naumann 48, 20 Nov. 2016, lot 504
4 4     Naumann 79, 7 July 2019, lot 314
5 5     Origin Numismatics 1, 9 May 2021, lot 339
6 6     Naumann 106, 1 Aug. 2021, lot 306 = N&N London EA 11, 14 Jan. 2023, lot 260
7 7     CGT coll. = Lydia Online Auction 10, 28 Aug. 2021, lot 460