RPC I, 3871A

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3871A
Province Kingdom of Cilicia
Region Cilicia
City Kingdom of Cilicia
Reign Philopator
Obverse inscription
Obverse design veiled head of Tyche, right
Reverse inscription ΒΑϹΙΛΕΩϹ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟϹ
Reverse design Athena standing, left, with Nike and shield; to right, monogram; to left, ΔΛ
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 1, 12
Specimens 9 (1 in the core collections)
Note See N.L. Wright, 'Anazarbos and the Tarkondimotid kings of Kilikia', AS 58 (2008), pp. 115-25, for the identity of Philopator. He suggests Philopator II and dates the coinage to AD 14-17 (Philopator Type I).
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Roma EA 84, 16 June 2021, lot 912 = Roma Numismatics EA 70, 7 May 2020, lot 721 = Roma Numismatics EA 52, 10 Jan. 2019, lot 322
2 2     Naumann 63, 4 Mar. 2018, lot 11
3 3     ✸ Naumann 110, 7 Nov. 2021, lot 512
4 4     Roma EA 103, 24 Nov. 2022, lot 541
5 5     Savoca 162nd Blue, 29 Apr. 2023, lot 5
6 6     B: 18306060 C.R. Fox 1873
7 7     Eid Mar Auctions 1, 16 Dec. 2023, lot 136
8 8     Olympus Numismatik 12, 26 Apr. 2024, lot 102
9 9     Kybele Numismatics 3, 24 Apr. 2024, lot 108