RPC II, 1337

 

Image of specimen #10

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1337
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Philadelphia
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Magistrate Fl Praxeas (first archon, priest of five priesthoods for life, epemeletes)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤⲰΡ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate head of Domitian, r.
Reverse inscription ƐΠΙ(ΜƐΛ) ΦΛ ΠΡΑΞƐΟΥ ΑΡΧ ΠΡ ΙƐΡƐⲰϹ ΙƐΡⲰϹΥ(Ν) Ɛ ΔΙΑ ΒΙΟΥ, Φ(ΛΑ)(ΒΙ) ΦΙΛΑΔƐΛΦƐⲰΝ
Reverse design Nike advancing l., with wreath and palm
Metal Brass
Average diameter 19 mm
Axis 6
Reference Cop 377
Specimens 10 (4 in the core collections)
Note Coin 7 reads ƐΠΙ ΦΛ ΠΡΑΞIΟΥ (sic) ΑΡΧ ΠΡ ΙƐΡƐWϹ ΙƐ(Ρ)WϹΥ Ɛ ΔΙΑ ΒΙΟΥ, ΦΙΛΑΔƐΛΦƐWΝ Φ; coin 8 reads ƐΠIΜƐΛ ΦΛ ΠΡΑΞƐΟΥ ΑΡΧ ΠΡ[ ], ΦΛΑ ΦΙΛΑΔƐΛΦƐWΝ

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1901,0601.88
2 2     B: Fox
3 3     V: GR 19509
4 4     Cop SNG 377
5 5     vA 3074
6 6     GRMK p. 127, no. 9 (trade)
7 7     Giessener 82, 1997, lot 200
8 8     CGT coll.
9 9     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Numismatik Naumann 62, 4 Feb. 2018, lot 518)
10 10     ✸ J. Clark coll. (ex Gorny & Mosch 276, P. Weiss coll., 19 Apr. 2021, lot 370)