cn type 5218
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cn type 5218

Coinage
 

Ruler: Rhoimetalkes I. (Thracian king)  

Date

c.11 BC-12 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΡΟΙΜΕΤΑΛΚΟΥ
Design
Jugate heads of Rhoemetalces I and Pythodoris, right.
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Reverse
Legend
ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ
Design
Bare head of Augustus, right.
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Symbol
aryballos (position: on the right)
Persons

Sitter: Augustus 🔍  

Sitter: Rhoimetalkes I. 🔍  

Authority: Rhoimetalkes I. 🔍  

Sitter: Pythodoris 🔍

Metrology
Denomination
large denomination (bronze) 🔍
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 24 mm / Min: 22 mm
Average Weight
9.02 g (11x)
Axes
6 (7x)
Citation

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. 1712  ❐

Jurukova, Coins of the ancient Thracians [engl.] Transl. from the Bulgarian Yordanka Youroukova, 1976 nr. 177-181  ❐

Literature

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/1712 ❐

editions

cn.rhoemetalces_i_sapaean_thrace.1_ed.7  🔍

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cn type 5218, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/5218 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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