RPC I, 5423

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 5423
Province Uncertain
Region Uncertain
City Uncertain
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Obverse inscription ΚΑΙΣΑΡΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΝ ΘΕΟΝ
Edition Καίσαρα Σεβαστὸν θεόν
Translation for Caesar Augustus god
Obverse design bare head of Augustus, right
Reverse inscription ΘΕΟΝ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΑ
Edition θεόν αὐτοκράτορα
Translation for the divine emperor
Reverse design capricorn, right; above, grapes (or cornucopia?); below, globe
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 8.74 g
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 11 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 2, 10: same rev. die.
Note Different dies. See also 5448. Grant suggested a mint in Cilicia, but there is no real evidence. The obverse legend is still unclear. The design is quite reminiscent of later coins of Amisus (of Trajan = Rec 77a: e.g. L). -- See now M. Amandry, Une mystérieuse émission provinciale tibérienne frappée en Asie Mineure, in R.Bland and D. Calomino (eds), Studies in Ancient Coinage in Honour of Andrew Burnett (London, 2015), pp. 119-23.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18240814, Rauch
2 2     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 134, 11 Oct. 2004, lot 1763
3 3     Turin
4 4     C: 244/1948 (Cyzicus)
5 5     CGT coll. ex Auctiones 11, 16 Dec. 2012, lot 53
6 6     M&M Deutschland 3, 15 Oct. 1998, lot 223
7 7     Triskeles Sale 22, 15 Dec. 2017, lot 284
8 8     Private coll.
9 9     Gorny & Mosch EA 271, 29 May 2020, lot 50
10 10     Naville 67, 1st Aug. 2021, lot 117
11 11     Eid Mar Auctions 2, 10 Feb. 2024, lot 271