RPC II, 987

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 987
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Lydia
City Mostene
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Issue Coins with Σ
Obverse inscription ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΣ
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, left
Reverse inscription ΚΑΙΣΑΡΕΩΝ ΜΟΣΤΗΝΩΝ
Reverse design hero with double axe on horse, standing, left (above, star and crescent)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Axis 1, 12
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
Note For the identification of the figure as Tyrimnus, see Imhoof-Blumer.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: I-B LS p. 101, no. 5
2 2     Plankenhorn coll.
3 3     B: I-B LS p. 101, no. 6, pl. IV, 9
4 4     ✸ Pecunem Numismatik Naumann 41, 6 Mar. 2016, lot 520
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     Numismatik Naumann 63, 4 Mar. 2018, lot 748