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
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

Number Number 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