RPC II, 1726

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1726
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Pompeiopolis
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Pompey
Issue Year 152
Dating AD 86/7
Obverse inscription
Obverse design head of Pompey, r; in front, star of six rays
Reverse inscription ΠΟΜΠΗΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΒΝΡ ΠΡ ΜΕ, ΔΙΟ/ΑϹ/Κ(?)Α (in l. field)
Edition Πομπηϊοπολειτῶν βνρʹ ΠΡ ΜΕ ΔΙΟΑΣΚΑ
Translation of the Pompeiopolitans, 152, PR ME DIOASCA
Reverse design Athena standing, left, holding Nike in right hand, left hand resting on shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 11.24 g
Axis 12
Reference Boyce, Pompeiopolis 32
Specimens 7 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 4: same rev. die as 1724/2–3.
Note The letters in the field are now clearer. They seem to represent more than one name.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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