RPC I, 929

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 929
Province Cyrenaica and Crete
Region Crete
City Cnossus
Reign Roman Republic
Magistrate Mnesitheos
Dating c. 40–30 BC
Obverse inscription ΚΝΩΣΙΩΝ
Edition Κνωσίων
Translation of the Cnossians
Obverse design head of Zeus, right in front thunderbolt
Reverse inscription ΜΝΕ(Α)ΣΙΘΕΟΣ (or ΚΝΩΣΙΩΝ ΝΗΜ or ΝΜΗ)
Edition Μνησίθεος
Translation Mnesitheos
Reverse design eagle with wings open, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 12.61 g
Axis 12
Reference Sv 133–41
Specimens 26 (22 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L
2 2     L
3 3     L
4 4     L
5 5     ✸ P
6 6     P
7 7     P
8 8     P
9 9     P
10 10     P
11 11     V
12 12     V
13 13     O
14 14     O
15 15     O
16 16     O
17 17     O
18 18     G
19 19     G
20 20     Tübingen
21 21     Amsterdam
22 22     Amsterdam
23 23     B: 831
24 24     B: Löbb.
25 25     B: I-B
26 26     Münster: M 922