RPC II, 887

 

Image of specimen #14

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 887
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Adramyteum
Region Mysia
City Parium
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription VESPASIANVS CAESAR
Edition Vespasianus Caesar
Translation Vespasian Caesar
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription AVGVSTVS
Edition Augustus
Translation Augustus
Reverse design capricorn with cornucopia, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.32 g
Axis 6, 11, 12
Specimens 14 (7 in the core collections)
Note The attribution to Parium is only tentative: see RPC II, p. 136.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 951
2 2     B: 18302887, 1900 Imhoof-Blumer KM p. 30, no. 2
3 3     B: 18302896, 1906 Löbbecke
4 4     Mu
5 5     NY: 1944.100.43121
6 6     NY: 1953.171.518
7 7     V: GR 16326
8 8     Milan: 12640
9 9     A: Stamoulès coll. 589
10 10     Roma Numismatics EA 10, 26 July 2014, lot 501 = Helios 5, June 2010, lot 658
11 11     A. Tricarico coll.
12 12     CNG EA 512, 23 Mar. 2022, lot 358
13 13     Savoca Coins Blue 178th Weekly Blue, 7 Oct. 2023, lot 320
14 14     ✸ Nomos Obolos Webauction 31, 21 Apr. 2024, lot 452