RPC III, 2089A

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 2089A
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Tralles
Reign Uncertain
Dating Second century AD
Obverse inscription ΗΛΙΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤ
Edition Ἥλιος Σεβαστός Ἥλιος Σεβαστ(ός)
Translation Augustan Sun
Obverse design radiate bust of Helios, right
Reverse inscription ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition Τραλλιανῶν Τραλλιανῶν
Translation of the Trallians
Reverse design capricorn with cornucopia, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.26 g
Axis 6
Reference Oer de Almeida 115
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note The 6 o'clock die axis seems to be later than the Flavian period (RPC II, p. 169), and the oberse legend is shorter and the style different. The coin could also be later in the second century.  Oer de Almeida 115: 'unsicher des 2.Jhs n. Chr.'.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 2018/27
2 2     Private coll.