RPC IV.2, 679 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 679 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Magistrate Claudius Hestiaios (strategos)
Alliance with Ephesus
Issue Group 1: early in the reign of Antoninus Pius
Dating c. 138–142(?)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΤΡ ΕϹΤΙΑΙΟΥ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
Reverse design to left, cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports; to right, Demeter advancing, right, head facing, holding torch in each hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 5, 6
Reference Franke & Nollé 1020–1 corr., BMC 291
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 291, pl. XV.4 (rev.)
2 2     ✸ B: Löbb, obverse and reverse tooled, apparently laureate Franke & Nollé 1020, pl. 45