RPC III, 1696

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 1696
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lesbus
City Mytilene
Reign Hadrian
Magistrate Lesbonax (strategos for the second time)
Obverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΛΕϹ ΤΟ Β
Edition ἐπὶ Λεσβώνακτος τὸ βʹ ἐπὶ Λεσ(βώνακτος) τὸ βʹ
Translation under Lesbonax, for the second time
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and youthful male bust, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΛΕΥΚΙΠΠΟϹ ΜΥΤΙ
Edition Λεύκιππος Μυτιληναίων Λεύκιππος Μυτι(ληναίων)
Translation Leucippus, of the Mytileneans
Reverse design male figure (Leukippos?) wearing himaton standing, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 8.64 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference BMC 176
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: HPB,p104.n48 BMC 176 (and Pl. XL, 2)
2 2     Cop SNG 411
3 3     L: 1979,0101.1692 vA 1752
4 4     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 273, 19 Nov. 2020, lot 354 (ex Giessener Münzhandlung 96, 1999, lot 345)