RPC VI, 6908 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #10

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6908 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Ninica Claudiopolis
Reign Maximinus
Person (obv.) Maximinus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES SA IVL VER MAXIMINVS (sic)
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) {S}<C>a(ius) Iul(ius) Ver(us) Maximinus
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription NINIC COL CLAVΔIOPOL (sic)
Edition Ninic(a) col(onia) Clauδiopol(is)
Translation the colony of Ninica Claudiopolis
Reverse design she-wolf, right, under a tree, looking back and feeding twins
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 14.52 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Kubitschek 25
Specimens 14 (5 in the core collections)
Note   The letter forms are unusual: = VER looks like VEΠ, being a rusticated R (cf. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rustic_capitals). The capital S looks like a Γ (gamma), and is probably a cursive letter form (cf. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_cursive).  The problematic CAES SA IVL might perhaps be CAEΓ.SA. IVL, a mistake for Caesa(r) Γ=G(aius) Iul(ius)? Thanks to Joe Sheppard for these observations.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1979,0101.2611 vA 5775
2 2     P: 1991.755 SNG 791 = Levante 618
3 3     Cop: 185 Kubitschek 25a
3 3     O
4 4     Mu Kubitschek 25b
5 5     CNG 93, 22 May 2013, lot 880
6 6     CNG EA 116, 15 June 2005, lot 162
7 7     CNG EA 149, 4 Oct. 2006, lot 245
8 8     CNG EA 185, 2 Apr. 2008, lot 213
9 9     CNG EA 206, 11 Mar. 2009, lot 322
10 10     ✸ Levante S1 170 = CNG MBS 69, 8 June 2005, lot 1110
11 11     M&M GmbH 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 237
12 12     Leu EA 17, 14 Aug. 2021, lot 1776
13 13     Naville Numismatics 51, 21 July 2019, lot 205