RPC II, 695

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 695
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Bithynium Claudiopolis
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Δομιτιανός Καῖσαρ Σεβ(αστός) Γερ(μανικὸς)
Translation Emperor Domitian Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design radiate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Κλαυδιοπολειτῶν
Translation of the Claudiopolitans
Reverse design Demeter standing, left, holding corn-ears and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.63 g
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 3–5: same obv. die.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 641/1903
2 2     V: GR 15435
3 3     J. Bajer coll. (ex Aurea EA 27, 6 Dec. 2020, lot 175)
4 4     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Bucephalus Black 4, 2 Sept. 2022, lot 813)
5 5     ✸ Concordia Numismatic 11, 6–7 Jan. 2024, lot 658