RPC I, 2143

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2143
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Pontus
City Amisus
Reign Uncertain
Issue Uncertain date
Dating late first century BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Apollo, right; below, monogram including ΗΡΔ
Reverse inscription ΑΜΙΣΟΥ
Reverse design Amisus and Roma standing, facing
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 1
Reference Rec 47
Specimens 9 (5 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies.
Note The monogram is clearest on 3, which confirms Rec's description.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1974,0102.20
2 2     B: 18276032, I-B GM 45, 28 = Rec, pl. VIII.7
3 3     P: 1971/425
4 4     V: GR 31163
5 5     P: 1113
6 6     CNG 51, 15 Sept. 1999, lot 851
7 7     Elsen 90, 9 Dec. 2006, lot 410
8 8     Savoca Coins Silver 143rd Silver, 18 Sept. 2022, lot 173
9 9     ✸ Concordia Numismatic 10, 25 Nov. 2023, lot 469