RPC IV.2, 952 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 952 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Uncertain
City Koinon of the Thirteen Cities
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Faustina I (Diva)
Magistrate Marcus Claudius Fronto (asiarch (of the Koinon of Asia) and archiereus of the Koinon of the Thirteen Cities)
Dating c. 140–144
Obverse inscription ΘΕΑ ΦΑΥϹΤΕΙΝΑ
Obverse design draped bust of the deified Faustina I, right
Reverse inscription ΚοΙΝΟΝ (ΠΡΟ) ΚΛ ΦΡΟΝΤΩΝΟϹ ΑϹΙΑΡΧΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΧΙΕΕΩϹ) ΓΙ ΠοΛΕΩΝ
Reverse design temple with six columns enclosing statue of emperor standing, left, wearing military dress, holding uncertain object (small Nike?) and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Gillespie —
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1979-1-1-1975 vA 7814
3 3     Yale: ex PRF MünzZentrum 101 (15/12/1999), 233, obverse legend heavily tooled
4 4     SNG Tatış I, no. 1
5 5     Çanakkale: Inv. 197 SNG Turkey 3.I, no. 650, worn
6 6     Boston: 1971.389 MMAG 41 (18/06/1970), 379, pl. 21