RPC II, 1346

 

Image of specimen #13

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1346
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Blaundus
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Magistrate Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Ιtalicus (proconsul) ; Tiberius Claudius Phoenix
Obverse inscription ΟΥΕϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ
Edition Οὐεσπασιανὸς Καῖσαρ Σεβαστός
Translation Vespasian Caesar Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟϹ ΦΟΙΝΙΞ ΕΠΙ ΙΤΑΛΙΚΟΥ ΒΛΑΟΥΝΔΕΩΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ
Edition Τι(βέριος) Κλαύδιος Φοῖνιξ ἐπὶ Ἰταλικοῦ Βλαουνδέων Μακεδόνων
Translation Tiberius Claudius Phoenix, under Italicus, of the Macedonian Blaundians
Reverse design Apollo standing, right, holding plectrum and lyre set on column
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 9.06 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 69; Cop 87; Stumpf 327
Specimens 13 (8 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 1347/4. 7: same obv. die as 1347/2.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1979,0101.1966 vA 2926
2 2     L BMC 69 = H.P. Borrell, NC 1846, pp. 7–8
3 3     P: 181
4 4     P: 182 Wa 4917
5 5     Cop SNG 87
6 6     NY: 1944.100.48912
7 7     V: GR 36069 (Prowe)
8 8     B: Fox
9 9     Boston: 62.387
10 10     Weber 6797 (illustrated)
11 11     CGT coll.
12 12     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Gorny & Mosch EA 271, 29 May 2020, lot 524)
13 13     ✸ H.I. coll.