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cn type 5257

Coinage
 

Ruler: Rhoimetalkes I. (Thracian king)  

Mint
Byzantion 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Date

c. 10 BC

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΕΠΙ ΜΑΤΡΟΔΟΡΟΥ ΗΡΟΞΕΝΟΥ
Design
Diademed head of Rhoemetalces I, right.
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Monogram
Monogram obverse (position: at the bottom right)
Reverse
Legend
ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΑ
Design
Bare head of Augustus, right.
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Monogram
Monogram reverse (position: at the bottom right)
Persons

Sitter: Augustus 🔍  

Sitter: Rhoimetalkes I. 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
didrachm 🔍  
Material
silver 🔍  
Average Weight
5.83 g (1x)
Axes
12 (1x)
Public Commentary

Monogram on obverse is ΒΑ ΡΟΙΜΗΤΑΛ, on reverse is KAIΣAP.

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. 1774  ❐

Literature

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/1774 ❐

editions

cn.rhoemetalces_i_sapaean_thrace.1_ed.14  🔍

Cite this record:

cn type 5257, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/5257 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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