RPC II, 1015

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1015
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Ionia
City Smyrna
Reign Domitian
Magistrate Myrton (stephanephoros and daughter of the people) ; Rheginos (strategos)
Obverse inscription ΖΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ
Edition Ζμυρναίων
Translation of the Smyrnaeans
Obverse design Semele seated, left, on throne, holding infant Dionysus; statuette of Dionysus to left
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΜΥΡΤΟΥ ΡΗΓΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition ἐπὶ Μυρτοῦ Ῥηγείνος
Translation under Myrton, Rheginos
Reverse design prow, right
Metal bronze
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 9.24 g
Axis 7
Reference Klose IV D
Specimens 9 (3 in the core collections)
Note Two obv. dies.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 138
2 2     L: 1970,0909.88
3 3     ✸ Mu
4 4 –8     see Klose
9 9     Rauch 74, 7 Dec. 2004, lot 224