cn type 5266
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cn type 5266

Coinage
 

Ruler: Rhoimetalkes III. (Thracian king)  

Date

c. 38-41 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΓΑΙΩ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΙ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΩ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΩ
Design
Laureate head of Caligula, left.
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Reverse
Legend
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΡΟΙΜΗΤΑΛΚΑΣ ΚΟΤΙΩΣ
Design
Rhoimetalces III standing right, receiving diadem from emperor (Caligula) enthroned left.
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Persons

Sitter: Caligula 🔍  

Sitter: Rhoimetalkes III. 🔍  

Authority: Rhoimetalkes III. 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
large denomination (bronze) 🔍
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 31 mm / Min: 29 mm
Average Weight
15.75 g (2x)
Axes
4 (1x) 12 (1x)
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. 1722  ❐

Jurukova, Coins of the ancient Thracians [engl.] Transl. from the Bulgarian Yordanka Youroukova, 1976 nr. 212-213  ❐

Literature

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/1722 ❐

editions

cn.rhoemetalces_iii_sapaean_thrace.1_ed.1  🔍

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cn type 5266, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/5266 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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