Tiberius - RPC I 3145B.1

VF+

Roman Provincial, Tiberius (14 - 29 CE), Bronze Ae unit, Phrygia, Eumenea mint

• Obverse: Κ / Bare head of Tiberius right.
• Reverse: ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΟΣ ΖΜΕΡΤΟΡ[ΙΞ ΕΥ]ΜΕΝΕ[ΩΝ] / Bull butting right
• Denomination: Ae20
• Metal: Bronze
• Mint: Phrygia, Eumenea (14 - 37 CE)
• Weight/Size/Axis:   6.41 gm / 19.5 mm / 0
• Rarity: Very rare – RPC only lists 2 specimens.  

References:

• RPC I 3145B.1 (This coin)

Provenance:

• Pavlos S. Pavlou, Numismatist
• Roma Auctions London E-Sale 22, Lot 865 – November 30, 2015 (as part of a mixed lot)

Other Information:

• Issued under Valerios Zmertorix, magistrate (without title)
• Collectors’ ticket written by Pavlos S. Pavlou
• This coin was sold as RPC I 3145 with the description indicating that there was a faint indication of a P behind the bust. After examination of the coin under various sources of light and different magnification, I was convinced the letter behind the bust is a K and that it is positioned in the same place as on another example in RPC.  After submitting the coin to RPC, this coin was identified as the first specimen of RPC-3145B and the simialr coin identified as specimen 2.