RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 62010)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 62010)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Claudius II
Person (obv.) Claudius II (Augustus)
Magistrate Septimius Pontikos (strategos)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κλαύδιος Σεβ(αστὸς)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Claudius Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Claudius II, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΤΡΑ ϹΕΠΤ ΠΟΝΤΙΚΟΥ / ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition στρα(τηγοῦ) Σεπτ(ιμίου) Ποντικοῦ Κυζικηνῶν β' νεωκόρων
Translation of strategos Septimius Ponticus, of the Cyzicenes, twice neocorate
Reverse design galley right under sail with rowers; man in stern holds sheets, sailor climbs mast; on front of galley dolphin left and fish right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 29.31 g
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Note There are some modern forgeries: see introduction and https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/95214.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    ✸ L: 1844,0425.1887 BMC 289
    Mu: 1987/75