RPC I, 1500Aa

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 1500Aa
Province Macedonia
Region Illyricum
City Apollonia
Reign Uncertain
Magistrate Xenophanes ; Chairen
Obverse inscription ΧΑΙΡΗΝ ΞΕ
Edition Χαιρήν Ξε(νοφάνης)
Translation Chairen Xenophanes
Obverse design head of Artemis, left, with bow and quiver; in right field, monogram
Reverse inscription ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΑΝ
Edition Ἀπολλωνιατᾶν
Translation of the Apolloniates
Reverse design tripod in wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 18.83 g
Reference Dimalla 34-37
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note A new set of 4 bronze denominations was created in the 40's BC, replacing the old ones. The Dimalla hoard 1973 (published by S. Gjongecaj and O. Picard, BCH 122, 1998, pp. 511-27), buried at the end of the first century BC, bears testimony to this change.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Grün 64, 20 Nov. 2014, lot 567
2 2     ✸ Lanz 128, 22 May 2006, lot 114