RIC I (second edition) Augustus 478

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

25 BC

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Ephesus (ancient mint)

Cistophorus in silver struck at Ephesus under Augustus, 25 BC, catalogued as RIC I (second edition) Augustus 478. Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare, right. Reverse: Six grain stalks knotted in a bundle. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Cistophorus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ephesus
Issuing authority
Augustus

Design

Obverse type
Head of Augustus, bare, right
Reverse type
Six grain stalks knotted in a bundle
Obverse legend
IMP CAESAR
Reverse legend
AVGVSTVS

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).aug.478
Catalogue reference
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 478
Type corpus identifier
ric.1(2).aug.478

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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