RPC II, 953

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 953
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lydia
City Apollonis
Reign Uncertain
Dating Late first or early second century AD
Obverse inscription ΘΕΟΝ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟΝ
Edition Θεὸν Σύνκλητον
Translation for the divine Senate
Obverse design draped bust of Senate, right
Reverse inscription ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΔΕΩΝ
Edition Ἀπολλωνιδέων
Translation of the Apolloniadeans
Reverse design eagle standing on bone
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 7.49 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference BMC 5
Specimens 9 (5 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies.
Note Not a complete listing; the second part of obv. legend (ΚΛΗΤΟΝ) is retrograde. Perhaps early second century rather than Flavian, in view of the rather larger size.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 5
2 2     L BMC 6
3 3     L BMC 7
4 4     B: 1151/1896
5 5     M&M GmbH 15, 21 Oct. 2004, lot 712
6 6     Gorny & Mosch 176, 10 Mar. 2009, lot 1679
7 7     ✸ Grün 64, 20 Nov. 2014, lot 1099
8 8     Cop SNG 24
9 9     Leu EA 26, 8–13 July 2023, lot 2220