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
Obverse design youthful, draped and bare-headed male bust, right
Reverse inscription ΛΕΥΚΙΠΠΟϹ ΜΥΤΙ
Reverse design male figure (Leukippos?) wearing himaton standing, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference BMC 176
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number 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)