RPC I, 2898

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 2898
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Laodicea ad Lycum
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Magistrate Marcus Antonius Polemon philopatris
Dating c. 5 BC
Obverse inscription ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Edition Σεβαστός
Translation Augustus
Obverse design bare head of Augustus, right
Reverse inscription (ΑΝΤΩ) ΠΟΛΕΜΩΝ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΡΙΣ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ
Edition Ἀντώ(νιος) Πολέμων φιλοπάτρις Λαοδικέων
Translation Antonius Polemon, lover of his fatherland, of the Laodiceans
Reverse design Zeus Laodiceus standing, left, holding eagle and staff
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 5.86 g
Axis 1, 11, 12
Reference BMC 145
Specimens 32 (12 in the core collections)
Die-links 23, 35: same pair of dies. 29, 36: same pair of dies. 1–2, 6, 16, 26: same obv. die. 8, 15, 19, 21–4, 28, 35, 37: same obv. die. 25, 29, 36: same obv. die. 27, 34: same obv. die. 2, 19: same rev. die. 8, 38: same rev. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18240961, 1906 Löbbecke
2 2     B: 18240960, 1900 Imhoof-Blumer
3 3     L: 1839,1224.429 BMC 145
4 4     L: 1870,1003.40 BMC 146
5 5     O AMC 1408
6 6     P: 1513a
7 7     P: 1515a
8 8     P: 1516
9 9     V: GR 19898
10 10     V: GR 30456
11 11     V: GR 31916
13 13     C SNG Lewis 1598
15 15     ✸ Naumann 81, 1 Sept. 2019, lot 409 = Naumann 80, 4 Aug. 2019, lot 409
16 16     CGT coll. = Saint Paul 12, 14 Oct. 2017, lot 184
17 17     CGT coll.
19 19     CGT coll.
20 20     CGT coll.
21 21     Demos 7, 29 Jan. 2022, lot 409
22 22     Kölner Münzkabinett 111, 4 May 2019, lot 130
23 23     CGT coll. = Saint Paul Antiques 6, 20 May 2017, lot 175
24 24     CGT coll. = Saint Paul Antiques 10, 2 Sept. 2017, lot 185
25 25     Agora Sale 87, 25 June 2019, lot 69 = Agora Sale 62, 1 Nov. 2016, lot 112 = Agora Sale 69, 26 Sept. 2017, lot 121
26 26     Naumann 89, 3 May 2020, lot 284
27 27     Leu EA 15, 27 Feb. 2021, lot 1267
28 28     Naumann 31, 3 May 2015, lot 383
29 29     Agora Sale 99, 23 Mar. 2021, lot 135
34 34     Savoca 133rd Silver, 15 May 2022, lot 206
35 35     Naumann 44, 7 Aug. 2016, lot 699
36 36     Pegasi Buy or Bid Sale 151, 21 Feb. 2017, lot 223
37 37     Roma EA 35, 3 May 2017, lot 450 = Roma EA 42, 6 Jan. 2018, lot 329
38 38     Leu EA 2, 3 Dec. 2017, lot 438
39 39     priv Coll H.I.