RPC I, 2453D

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2453D
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Lydia
City Magnesia ad Sipylum
Reign Uncertain
Magistrate Flavius Noumenios
Obverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΝΟΥΜΗΝΙΟΥ Α Ι (?)[ ]
Edition ἐπὶ Νουμηνίου Α Ι
Translation under Noumenios Α Ι[---]
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles, right
Reverse inscription ΜΑΓΝ[ ]
Edition Μαγν[---]
Translation the Magnetes [---]
Reverse design river god reclining left, holding two ears of corn and cornucopia; at feet, reeds
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 2.93 g
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note The reverse seems to have ΜΑΓΝ[  ], which suggests a link with the enigmatic https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/77737 (Noumenios), but this is very uncertain. The reading on the obverse is not entirely clear.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CGT coll.
2 2     P: 639