RPC III, 1261

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 1261
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Pontus
City Amisus
Reign Hadrian
Issue Year 165 (ΡΞE)
Dating AD 133/4
Obverse inscription ΑΜΙϹΟΥ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑϹ
Obverse design helmeted bust of Pallas/Athena, right
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟΥϹ ΡΞΕ
Reverse design river god reclining, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Reference Rec 53 corr.
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Note The date was read by Rec as ΡΜΕ, but the P specimen clearly reads ΡΞΕ. The reverse type echoes the Thermôdon type on 1444
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: N 7223/1168 (ex Grand Duc)
2 2     B: B-I
3 3     Warsaw: 66051
4 4     Warsaw: 66052
5 5     ✸ Biga Numismatics EA 22, 2 Sept. 2023, lot 264