RPC I, 2342

 

Image of specimen #38

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2342
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lesbus
City Mytilene
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Theophanes (Divus)
Person (rev.) Archedamis (Diva)
Obverse inscription ΘΕΟϹ ΘΕΟΦΑΝΗϹ, ΜΥΤΙ
Edition Θεὸς Θεοφάνης Μυτι(ληναίων)
Translation god Theophanes, of the Mytilenians
Obverse design bare head of Theophanes, right
Reverse inscription ΘΕΑ ΑΡΧΕΔΑΜΙϹ
Edition Θεὰ Ἀρχεδαμῖς
Translation goddess Archedamis
Reverse design veiled and draped bust of Archedamis, right
Metal brass
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.97 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference D. Salzmann, MDAI(R) 92 (1985), 259ff., BMC 158, Cop 405
Specimens 38 (2 in the core collections)
Note 10 obv. and 13 rev. dies. For a piece from a Bulgarian hoard, see Y. Youroukova, Proc. 10 Int. Congress, pp. 195–6 (https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/21048).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 31390
2 2     L BMC 160
3 3 –32     see Salzmann
33 33     CNG EA 379, 27 July 2016, lot 305
34 34     CNG EA 374, 11 May 2016, lot 376
35 35     CNG Mail Bid Sale 79, 17 Sept. 2008, lot 593
36 36     CNG EA 191, 9 July 2008, lot 66
37 37     M&M GmbH 21, 24 May 2007, lot 615
38 38     ✸ CGT coll. =Naville Numismatics 41, 24 June 2018, lot 156