Printed 13 June 2025
Tiberius - RPC I 2904
Database Item Name:
Tiberius - RPC I 2904
Released:
14
Discontinued:
37
Production Status:
Standard
HDBID:
830582
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Current Owner:
mrichter
Current Owner: mrichter
About this Collectible
Item Condition:
Very Good
Condition Notes:
VF
Public Notes
Roman Provincial, Time of Tiberius (14-37 CE). Bronze Ae Unit, Phrygia, Laodicea mint
- Obverse: Wolf seated left with double axe within wreath
- Reverse: ΠYΘ (Monogram) ΛAOΔIKEΩ[N] / Aphrodite standing left, holding dove.
- Denomination: Ae13
- Metal: Bronze
- Mint: Phrygia, Laodicea (14 - 37 CE)
- Weight/Size/Axis: 2.33 g / 13 mm / 0
Reference:
- RPC I 2904
- BMC 57-58
- SNG von Aulock 8412
Other Information:
Issued under Pythes Pythou, magistrate (for the second time)
On this coin and RPC I 2910, the animal has been variously described as a wolf (KM 264; AMC), a lynx (BMC), a lion or a panther (SNG Copenhagen), or a panther (SNG von Aulock). A wolf seems the likeliest and presumably is a pun on the Lykos river.
Collectible ID:
HDBC51211146
Current Owner:
mrichter