RPC I, 2904

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2904
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Laodicea ad Lycum
Reign Tiberius
Magistrate Pythes II
Obverse inscription
Obverse design wolf (?) seated, left, with double axe, in wreath
Reverse inscription ΠΥΘ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ
Edition Πυθ(ῆς) Λαοδικέων
Translation Pythes, of the Laodiceans
Reverse design Aphrodite standing, left, with dove
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 14 mm
Average weight 3.14 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference BMC 57
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)
Note On this and 2910, the animal has been variously described as a wolf (KM 264; AMC), a lynx (BMC), a lion or a panther (Cop), or a panther (vA). A wolf seems the likeliest and presumably is a pun on the Lykos river.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 58
2 2     L BMC 57
3 3     SNG vA 8412
4 4     J. Clark coll. (ex Savoca Numismatik 17th online live-auction, 30 July 2017, lot 387)
5 5     ✸ Leu EA 13, 15 Aug. 2020, lot 887 = Roma Numismatics EA 30, 29 Oct. 2016, lot 179
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     CGT coll.