RPC IV.2, 11386 (temporary) (forgery)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 11386 (temporary) (forgery)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lydia
City Thyatira
Reign Commodus
Magistrate Titus Aurelius Barbarus (strategos)
Dating c. 184–187
Obverse inscription ΙΕΡΑ ΣΥΝΚΛΗΤΟΣ (tooled)
Edition Ἱερὰ Σύνκλητος
Translation Sacred Senate
Obverse design draped bust of the Senate (youthful), right
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΜΑΡΚοΥ ΑΥΡΗ ΒΑΡΒΑΡ[οΥ?] ΘΥΑΤΕΙΡΗΝΩΝ (tooled)
Edition ἐπὶ στρ(ατηγοῦ) Μάρκου Αὐρη(λίου) Βαρβάρου Θυατειρηνῶν
Translation under strategos Marcus Aurelius Barbarus of the Thyatireans
Reverse design to right, river-god (Lykos) reclining, left, clasping tree, resting on water-urn; to left, hump-backed bull walking, right, lowering head
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 39 mm
Average weight 33.61 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Florence: Inv. 35726/22 S. Bani, M. Benci and A. Vanni, I Medaglioni Provinciali e i Contorniati Romani nelle raccolte del Monetiere del Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze. Vol. II (Florence, 2012), 41, no. 34