RPC III, 3403A

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 3403A
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Rhosus
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Issue Coins with Greek legends
Obverse inscription ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΝΕΡΟΥΑϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Καῖσαρ Νέρουας Τραϊανός
Translation Caesar Nerva Trajan
Obverse design laureate head of Trajan, left
Reverse inscription ΡΩϹ[ΕΩΝ] ΕΤ [ ]
Edition Ῥωσέων ἔτ(ους) [---]
Translation of the Rhosians, of year [---]
Reverse design Perseus standing facing, head left, raising his right arm, holding harpa in left; in right field, head of Medusa
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 17.53 g
Axis 1, 12
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Note Formerly RPC 6546 (uncertain). This coin was tentatively attributed to Iotape by E. Levante, ‘Cilician coinage – Iotape’, NC 151 (1991), pp. 209-12 and pl. 39-40 (Levante 1). But this seems unlikely. The new coin /2 suggests the reading as now given, but confirmation required.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P SNG 677
2 2     M. Staal coll.
3 3     CGT coll.