RPC II, 1284

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1284
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Laodicea ad Lycum
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitia (Augusta) ; Domitian (Augustus)
Magistrate Cornelius Dioskourides
Obverse inscription ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟϹ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Edition Δομιτιανὸς Καῖσαρ Σεβαστὸς Γερμανικὸς Δομιτία Σεβαστή
Translation Domitian Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Domitia Augusta
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Domitian, right, facing draped bust of Domitia, left
Reverse inscription ΔΙΑ ΚΟΡ ΔΙΟϹΚΟΥΡΙΔΟΥ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ, ΕΠΙΝΕΙΚΙΟϹ (on temple)
Edition διὰ Κορ(νηλίου) Διοσκουρίδου Λαοδικέων ἐπινείκιος
Translation through Cornelius Dioskourides, of the Laodiceans, victorious
Reverse design temple with four columns and inscribed frieze enclosing female figure holding sceptre and male figure in military dress holding spear; between them they hold a trophy
Metal brass
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 14.74 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 185
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same obv. die as 1283/1.
Note With ἑπινείκιος one should probably understand another word like πομπή or έορτή, equivalent to the Latin triumphus (Dräger p. 207)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1872,0709.314 BMC 185
2 2     B: 18303524, 1900 Imhoof-Blumer MG p. 404, no. 122
3 3     M&M GmbH 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 218
4 4     CGT coll. ex Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 10, 1 Dec. 2013, lot 301