RPC III, 2855

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 2855
Province Galatia-Cappadocia
Region Galatia
City Koinon of Galatia
Reign Trajan
Person (obv.) Trajan (Augustus)
Magistrate Titus Pomponius Bassus (presbeutes)
Issue Larger denomination
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕ ΓΕ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Νέρ(ουας) Τραϊανὸς Καῖσαρ Σε(βαστὸς) Γε(ρμανικός)
Translation Emperor Nerva Trajan Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Trajan, right
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΓΑΛΑΤΙΑΣ ΕΠΙ ΠΟΜΠΩΝΙΟΥ ΒΑ(Σ)
Edition Κοινὸν Γαλατίας ἐπὶ Πομπωνίου Βάσ(σου)
Translation Koinon of Galatia under Pomponius Bassus
Reverse design Demeter seated left, holding ears of corn in her right hand, sceptre in left; anchor under throne
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 22.27 g
Reference Stumpf 452 corr., 472
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3: same obv. die. 6: same obv. die as 2847/1.
Note ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΓΑΛΑΤΙΑΣ ΕΠΙ ΠΟΜΠΩΝΙΟΥ ΒΑ: 2; ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΓΑΛΑΤΙΑΣ ΕΠΙ ΠΟΜΠΩΝΙΟΥ ΒΑΣ: 1, 3, 4; The reverse of 2855/2 is Demeter, not Zeus as stated by Stumpf (= 452a)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 55 SNG 2421
2 2     B: Fox
3 3     Ankara 1671–1 ( = Arslan Taf. XII, 40)
4 4     Schulten, June 1982, lot 672
5 5     Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 38, 6 Dec. 2015, lot 604
6 6     Numismatik Naumann 142, 7 July 2024, lot 436 = Kybele Numismatics 2, 5–6 Mar. 2024, lot 985