RPC VII.2, 2172


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/2172 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	VII.2
Number	2172
Province	Bithynia-Pontus
Region	Paphlagonia
City	Amastris
Reign	Uncertain
Issue	With value mark
Dating	AD 218–44
Obverse inscription	ΟΜΗΡΟϹ
Obverse design	draped bust of Homer wearing taenia, right
Reverse inscription	ΜΕΛΗϹ ΑΜΑϹΤΡΙΑΝΩΝ, Γ
Reverse design	river god Meles reclining left, holding lyre and resting on water urn
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	23 mm
Axis	1, 2
Reference	Rec —; Dalaison 2017, Amastris —
Specimens	2 (2 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1 ✸			B: 18214094, 1865/28732		22	3.95	1	pierced	Show
2	2			B: 18214095, I-B	GM 63, 88	24	4.43	2	Obv.: GIC 43 (ΓΟ(Ρ), Gordian III, bust r.)	Show