RPC III, 2196

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 2196
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Alabanda
Region Caria
City Ceramus
Reign Uncertain
Dating First half of the second century
Obverse inscription ΚΕΡΑΜΙΗΤΩΝ
Edition Κεραμηιτῶν
Translation of the Ceramians
Obverse design male head with long locks of hair falling at the base of the neck, right
Reverse inscription ΣΕΒΑΣ/ΤΟΝ
Edition Σεβαστὸν
Translation for Augustus
Reverse design within laurel wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 7.40 g
Axis 2
Reference Türkoğlu, Keramos D.07
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note Coin 2 suggests the corrected reverse reading ΟΝ (rather than ΟΣ).
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 2007.15.20 ex Lanz 131, 2006, lot 209
2 2     seen near Ceramus by K. Konuk, 2019