RPC IV.2, 1018 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1018 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Magnesia ad Maeandrum
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Magistrate Dioskourides Gratos, son of Metro— (grammateus)
Dating c. 139–144
Obverse inscription Τ ΑΙΛΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Τ(ίτος) Αἴλιος Καῖσαρ Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Titus Aelius Caesar Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ (Δ?) ΔΙΟϹΚΟΥΡΙΔΟΥ ΓΡΑΤΟΥ ΜΗΤΡ ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Δ Διοσκουρίδου Γράτου Μητρ(—) Μαγνήτων
Translation under D(?) Dioskourides Gratos, son of Metro—, of the Magnetes
Reverse design Demeter standing in biga drawn by winged serpents, right, wearing corn wreath, holding torch in each hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 23.97 g
Axis 6
Reference Schultz 100–1, BMC 56
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1494 Schultz 100.1, pl. 7, both sides with traces of tooling
2 2     Vat: double struck?, reverse probably tooled
3 3     L: BMC 56, pl. XIX.8 (rev.) Schultz 101, pl. 7 (rev.)
4 4     ✸ G. Hirsch 264 (25/11/2009), 585
5 5     G. Hirsch 263 (24/09/2009), 2777 = Savoca Numismatik Silver Auction 133 (15/05/2022), 170