RPC I, 3546

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3546
Province Galatia
Region Galatia
City Koinon of Galatia
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Magistrate Titus Helvius Basila (presbeutes)
Issue Series 1: Basila
Dating c. AD 14/15, or 35/7?
Obverse inscription ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ
Edition Καῖσαρ Σεβαστός
Translation Caesar Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Augustus (?), right
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΒΑϹΙΛΑ ΠΡΕϹΒΕΥΤΟΥ
Edition ἐπὶ Βασίλα πρεσβευτοῦ
Translation under Basila presbeutes
Reverse design Zeus with sceptre seated, facing
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.80 g
Axis 12
Reference NC 1950, 44–5, no. 8, Devreker 191, no. 9
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note Devreker also cites a coin in B; this is probably a confusion with 3547/1, as there seems to be no coin of this type in B. Minted at Tavium? 3546-51 S. Sahin, ‘Bau einer Säulenstrasse in Attaleia (Pamphylien) unter Tiberius-Caligula’, EA 25, 1995, pp. 25-7 suggests an alternative restoration for the inscription published by Mitchell and mentioned on RPC I, p. 545, but there is no new evidence for the emperors in question (S􏱫ahin prefers Tiberius and Caligula).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 207
2 2     Bay Numismatics EA 2, 11 Apr. 2024, lot 159