RPC IV.2, 11908 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 11908 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Lydia
City Mostene
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Issue Pseudo-autonomous': Second half of the reign of Marcus?
Dating c. 169–180
Obverse inscription ΘΕΑ ΡΩΜΗ
Obverse design helmeted bust of Roma wearing cuirass and mantle, right; to right, sword in sheath (?)
Reverse inscription ΜΟϹΤΗΝΩΝ ΛΥΔΩΝ
Reverse design Hades standing in galloping quadriga, right, holding transverse sceptre, struggling with Persephone
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Hochard 1365
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Private coll. CGT
2 2     V: GR 28248
3 3     NY: 1944.100.49308 Hochard 1365a, pl. 71