RPC III, 2430A

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 2430A
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Sala
Reign Trajan
Magistrate Meliton, son of Salamon (archon)
Obverse inscription ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟΝ
Edition Ἱερὰ Σύγκλητον Ἱερὰ Σύγκλητον
Translation for the Sacred Senate
Obverse design draped bust of Senate, right
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΜΕΛΙΤΩΝ ϹΑΛ(Α) ΑΡ(Χ) ϹΑΛΗΝΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Μελίτωνος Σάλα ἄρχοντος Σαληνῶν ἐπὶ Μελίτων(ος) Σάλα ἄρχ(οντος) Σαληνῶν
Translation under archon Meliton, son of Salas, of the Salenans
Reverse design Dionysus naked to waist, himation over lower limbs, standing cross-legged right, holding a bunch of grapes in right hand and a cantharus in his left hand leaning on a column
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 8.92 g
Axis 12
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Mu: 26720 SNG 452 = ex Consul Weber 3374
2 2     ✸ Savoca 15 Blue, 19–20 Jan. 2019, lot 1112
3 3     Hirsch 355, 12 Feb. 2020, lot 1821