RPC IV.2, 8053 (temporary)

Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
City Apamea 
Region Phrygia
Reign Commodus
Obverse inscription ΔΙοΝVϹοc ΚƐΛΑΙΝƐVϹ
Obverse design draped bust of Dionysus Kelaineos (bearded), r.
Reverse inscription ΠΑΡΑ ϹΤΡΑΤοΝΙΚΙΑΝοV ΑΠΑΜƐΩΝ
Reverse design cista mystica, upright, filleted thyrsus and transverse torch in biga drawn by lions, r.

Coin no. 2 of RPC IV.2, 8053 (temporary)

 

Museum Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (USA)
Inventory no. 1972.991
Reference C.C. Vermeule, Divinities and Mythological Scenes in Greek Imperial Art (Cambridge [MA], 1983), p. 32 and 38, no. 30, pl. 30 (enlarged) = MMAG 41 (18/06/1970), 453, pl. 26
Diameter 39
Weight 18.75
Axis 6
Note
External URI https://collections.mfa.org/objects/262502 
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