RPC III, 3237

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 3237
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Seleucia ad Calycadnum
Reign Hadrian
Magistrate Xenarchos, son of Demetrios
Obverse inscription
Obverse design confronted busts of Apollo, right and Artemis, left; Apollo is laureate and draped, Artemis is draped, with a quiver over left shoulder
Reverse inscription ϹΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΞΕΝΑΡΧΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ
Reverse design Athena advancing, right, brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield in left hand, striking at anguipede giant, seen from behind, raising hands in defence
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 5, 6
Reference SNG Levante 719
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CNG EA 328, 11 June 2016, lot 350, ex CNG MBS 58, 19 Sept. 2001, lot 949 (ex E. Waddell, list 72, 1997, lot 150; MM 81, 18–19 Sept. 1995, lot 641)
2 2     ✸ CNG MBS 69, 8 June 2005, lot 491 = Levante 719 = SNG vA 5819
3 3     Gromotka coll.
4 4     Gromotka coll.
5 5     Savoca 6 Blue, 7 Apr. 2018. lot 3237