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Uncertain mint, Rhoimetalkes I., bronze coin — Bare head of Augustus (CN type 12865)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

11 BC to AD –12

Coin in bronze under Rhoimetalkes I., dated 11 BC to AD –12. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12865 (period: Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: ruler).

Obverse: Heads of Rhoemetalces I, right, wearing diadem; in front, head of Kotys IV, right. Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΡΟΙΜΗΤΑΛΚΟV. Reverse: Bare head of Augustus, right. Legend: ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟV. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 6.56 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 20–22 mm (from 3 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Burnett et al., RPC I: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. I: From the death of Caesar to the death of Vitellius: 44 BC-AD 69, London [u.a.] 1992, nr. 1716; Linked type corpus, RPC I, 1716.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Rhoemetalces I was a loyal ally of Augustus, the first Roman emperor who ruled from 27 BC until AD 14. Following the death of his nephew Rhescuporis II during an anti-Roman revolt in 13 BC, Rhoemetalces I fled Thrace but was installed by Augustus as king of whole Thrace in 12 BC after the rebellion ended. Rhoemetalces I ruled the Sapaean kingdom of Thrace until his death in AD 12, at which point Augustus divided the realm between the king's son Cotys III and brother Rhescuporis II.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
20–22 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
6.56 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Authority type
Ruler
Issuing authority
Rhoimetalkes I.

Design

Obverse type
Heads of Rhoemetalces I, right, wearing diadem; in front, head of Kotys IV, right.
Reverse type
Bare head of Augustus, right.
Obverse legend
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΡΟΙΜΗΤΑΛΚΟV
Reverse legend
ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟV

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12865
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12865

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