RPC II, 1783

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1783
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Hierapolis-Castabala
Reign Uncertain
Dating First century AD (?)
Obverse inscription
Obverse design head of Dionysus, right; thyrsus on left shoulder; in right field, bunch of grapes
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΤΩ ΠΥΡΑΜΩ
Edition Ἱεροπολιτῶν τῶν πρός τῷ Πυράμῳ
Translation of the Hierapolitans near the Pyramus
Reverse design Zeus seated, left, holding Nike with wreath and sceptre
Metal bronze
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 12.48 g
Axis 12
Reference Robert 88/84, no. 50, SNG France 2224
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 586 SNG 2224
2 2     Kricheldorf XXX, 1976, lot 231