RPC III, 1639

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 1639
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Adramyteum
Region Mysia
City Miletopolis
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Magistrate Publius Licinius Balbus (epimeletes)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Νέρ(ουας) Τραϊανὀς
Translation Emperor Caesar Nerva Trajan
Obverse design laureate head of Trajan, right
Reverse inscription ΜΕΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΕΠ, Π-Ο (in field, l. and r.)
Edition Μειλητοπολειτῶν ἐπ(ιμελητοῦ) Πο(πλίου)
Translation of the Miletopolitans, under the supervision of Publius
Reverse design winged caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 2.79 g
Axis 1, 6, 7
Reference KM 28/1, BMC 9
Specimens 10 (3 in the core collections)
Note 5 moved to 1647/8
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 9 (and pl. XXI, 4: rev.)
2 2     O
3 3     B: 18277859, I-B KM 28/1
4 4     Bern: Righetti 731
5 5     T. Buggey coll., ex Naville 31, 14 May 2017, lot 121
6 6     ✸ Gorny & Mosch EA 274, 20 Nov. 2020, lot 2617
7 7     CGT coll. = Biga EA 8, 20 Feb. 2022, lot 345
8 8     N&N 1, 2 Apr. 2022, lot 223
9 9     Boston: 64.1350
10 10     Olympus Numismatik 1, 17 Feb. 2023, lot 354