RPC I, 3162A

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 3162A
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Siblia
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Gaius (Caesar)
Magistrate Iulius Kallikles, son of Kallistratos
Dating c. 5 BC
Obverse inscription ΓΑΙΟΣ
Edition Γάϊος
Translation Gaius
Obverse design bare head of Gaius Caesar, right
Reverse inscription ΚΑΛΛΙΚΛΗΣ ΚΑΛΛΙΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΣΙΒΛΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition Καλλικλῆς Καλλικλέους Σιβλιανῶν
Translation Kallikles, son of Kallikles, of the Siblians
Reverse design inscription in five lines
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 3.66 g
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 3162/1–4.
Note It seems hard to accept the coincidence of two different men (3162 and 3162A) with the same name, and so one should perhaps conclude that one of the patronymics is a mistake (presumably Kallikles Kallikleous, by dittography).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Grün 64, 20 Nov. 2014, lot 2081
2 2     Savoca EA 27 Silver, 25 Nov. 2018, lot 394