RPC I, 4054

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4054
Province Syria
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Mopsus
Reign Claudius
Person (rev.) Claudius (Augustus)
Issue Year 113
Dating AD 45/6
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Zeus, right; to right, eagle
Reverse inscription ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΜΟΨΕΑΤΩΝ ΓΙΡ
Edition Κλαύδιος Καῖσαρ Μοψεατῶν γιρʹ Κλαύδιος Καῖσαρ Μοψεατῶν γιρʹ
Translation Claudius Caesar, of the Mopsians, 113
Reverse design togate figure of Emperor Claudius, standing left, holding Nike; in field, two monograms
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 12.91 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference von Aulock 26
Specimens 9 (2 in the core collections)
Note It is possible that the rev. is an allusion to Claudius's British victory, but it may just be a more general reference to imperial victory.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 10
2 2     P: 753/4 Wa 4380
3 3 –5     see von Aulock
6 6     ✸ Levante 1322 = CNG MBS 64, 24 Sept. 2003, lot 666
7 7     Naville Numismatics 47, 3 Mar. 2019, lot 182
8 8     CGT coll. = Zeus Numismatics 3, 11 Jan. 2020, lot 439
9 9     Roma Numismatics EA 101, 13 Oct. 2022, lot 767