RPC II, 1261

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1261
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Cibyra
Reign Uncertain
Person (obv.) Uncertain
Dating Vespasian?
Obverse inscription ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ
Edition Σεβαστός
Translation Augustus
Obverse design laureate head, right
Reverse inscription ΚΙΒΥΡΑΤΩΝ
Edition Κιβυρατῶν
Translation of the Cibyrates
Reverse design temple with six columns
Metal bronze
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 17.80 g
Axis 11
Reference BMC 40
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies.
Note Final N of city name is reversed. The portrait style of obv. suggests Vespasian, although Nero is also a possibility.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 40 (as Vespasian)
2 2     O
3 3     ✸ CNG 123, 23 May 2023, lot 396