RPC I, 902

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 902
Province Cyrenaica and Crete
Region Crete
City Gortyn
Reign Roman Republic
Obverse inscription ΡΩΜΑΣ (in front, monogram) ΚΑ
Obverse design helmeted head of Roma, right; elephant head on the helmet
Reverse inscription ΓΟΡΤΥΝ, Ε (above prow)
Reverse design Artemis Ephesia; in the field, bee and elephant head, prow in field; all in wreath
Metal silver
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 12
Reference Sv 191
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L PCG VII.B.10 = Price, pl. 21, 1
2 2     ✸ P: Luynes 2354 Sv, pl. XVI, 30: rev.