Livia - RPC I 3143.5

Roman Provincial, Livia as Augusta (14 - 29 CE) Bronze, Ae14, Phrygia, Eumenea mint

• Obverse: ΗΡΑ ΛΙΒΙΑ. / Draped bust of Livia facing right
• Reverse: ΕΥΜ / ΕΝΕΩΝ / ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΣ / ΣΩΤΙΡΑ - Legend in 4 lines within wreath
• Denomination: Ae14
• Metal: Bronze
• Mint:  Phrygia, Eumenea (14 – 29 CE)
• Rarity: Scarce
• Weight/Size/Axis:  2.18 g / 14 mm / 30

Reference: 

• RPC I 3143.5 (this coin)

Provenance:

• Ex Dr. P. Vogl collection (with collector's ticket)
• Ex P.-F. Jacquier (sold 1989)

Other Information: 

• This coin was issued by a woman named Kastoris. She is given the title soteira, just as Epigonos, presumably her husband, is given the title philopatris. On this view, both were in some way benefactors of the city.