RPC II, 1020

 

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Coin type
Volume II
Number 1020
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Ionia
City Smyrna
Reign Domitian
Magistrate Lucius Mestrius Florus (proconsul)
Dating c. AD 87/8
Obverse inscription ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΩ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΩ ΖΜΥΡΝΑΙΟΙ ΤΗΝ ΑϹΙΑΝ
Obverse design veiled and draped bust of Demeter as Asia (?) left, holding corn-ears and cornucopia
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ Λ ΜΕϹΤΡΙΟΥ ΦΛΩΡΟΥ ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΟΥ
Reverse design Amazon Smyrna seated, left, holding out temple and with double axe
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 12
Reference Klose IV G, 74; Stumpf 411
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Note Same obv. die as 1019.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: Fox