RPC I, 1709

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 1709
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Uncertain mint of Thrace
Reign Rhoemetalkes I
Person (obv.) Pythodoris (queen) ; Rhoemetalkes I (king)
Person (rev.) Augustus ; Livia (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΡΟΙΜΗΤΑΛΚΟΥ
Obverse design jugate heads of Rhoemetalces, diademed, and his queen Pythodoris, right, monogram on the neck of Rhoemetalces
Reverse inscription ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ
Reverse design jugate heads of Augustus, laureate, and Livia draped, right; in front, capricorn and globe
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Youroukova 185, 187, pl. XXIII
Specimens 7 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: Seymour de Ricci
2 2     Sofia: 5627 Youroukova Pl. XXIII, 185
3 3     Sofia: 6452 Youroukova Pl. XXIII, 187
4 4     ✸ Rauch 86, 12 May 2010, lot 574
5 5     CGT coll. = Savoca 101st Blue, 24 April 2021, lot 531
6 6     Gorny & Mosch 265, 14 Oct. 2019, lot 807
7 7     Savoca 14th Blue Auction, 28 Dec. 2018, lot 586