RPC IV.2, 1280 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1280 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Hypaepa
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Magistrate Lucius Pomp(eius?) Artemas (strategos)
Dating 138–161
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Τί(τος) Αἴ(λιος) Ἁδρι(ανὸς) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ Λ ΠΟΜ ΑΡΤΕΜΑ ΥΠΑΙΠΗΝΩΝ (or ΥΠΑΙΠΗΝΩΝ)
Edition ἐπὶ Λ(ουκίου) Πομ(πηίου?) Ἀρτεμᾶ Ὑπαιπηνῶν
Translation under Lucius Pom(peius?) Artemas, of the Hypaepans
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing statue of Artemis Anaïtis standing, facing, wearing kalathos, extending hands
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 15.64 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Hochard 746, Altınoluk 50C$, A. Geissen, EA 7 (1986), p. 115, BMC 22 corr.,
Specimens 12 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 22, misreading the name of the 'magistrate' as 'Α ΠΟΜ ΑΡΤΟΙΜΑ'
2 2     ✸ L: 1913-10-4-2 G.F. Hill, NC 1914, 104, no. 17, pl. VIII.2 (rev.) = A. Geissen, EA 7 (1986), 115, no. 2C, pl. 18.1 = GRPCL Hypaepa 122
3 3     L: 1979-1-1-1984 vA 2963, misreading the name of the 'magistrate' as 'ΑΡΤΟΙΜΑ'
4 4     B: (Fox)
5 5     Mu SNG 155
6 6     Falghera 919 = Hochard 746e, pl. 37
7 7     V-ON Leypold I, no. 988 = Hochard 746d, pl. 37
8 8     Private collection H. I.
9 9     Ex private coll. R. Pudill, sold as part of lot by Fritz Rudolf Künker 288 (13/03/2017)
10 10     SNG Tatış I, no. 537
11 11     Lanz 44 (15/05/1988), 585
12 12     Boston: 63.1190 GRPCL Hypaepa 121 = Hochard 746a, pl. 37