RPC III, 2312

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 2312
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Colossae
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Aelius (Caesar)
Magistrate Octavius Apollonios Va—
Obverse inscription ΛΟΥΚΙΟϹ ΑΙΛΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition Λούκιος Αἴλιος Καῖσαρ
Translation Lucius Aelius Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Aelius, with paludamentum, left, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΟΚΤ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟϹ ΟΥΑ ΑΝΕΘΗΚΕΝ ΚΟΛΟϹϹΗΝΩΝ
Edition Ὀκτ(άβιος) Ἀπολλώνιος Οὐα(—) ἀνέθηκεν Κολοσσηνῶν
Translation Octavius Apollonios Va— dedicated (this), of the Colossians
Reverse design cult statue of Artemis Ephesia with supports between two stags
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 12.78 g
Reference vA, Phryg., 551
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Note Obv. corrected to Aelius (from Hadrian)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 12
2 2     P: 825 Wa 5875
3 3     ✸ R. Pudill coll. (ex Savoca 156 Silver, 19 Feb. 2023, lot 178)
4 4     Rex Numismatics E-Rex 16, 25 Jan. 2025, lot 265