RPC IV.2, 1599 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1599 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Tralles
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Magistrate Publius (grammateus)
Issue Antoninus Pius Issue 2: Similar to Ephesian Issue 2
Dating c. 139–144
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Τίτος Αἴλιος Ἁδριανὸς Ἀντωνεῖνος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Τί(τος) Αἴ(λιος) Ἁδρια(νὸς) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription Ε ΓΡ ΠΟ ΗΛΙΟϹ ϹΕΛΗΝΗ ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ γραμματέως Ποπλίου Ἥλιος Σελήνη Τραλλιανῶν ἐ(πὶ) γρ(αμματέως) Πο(πλίου) Ἥλιος Σελήνη Τραλλιανῶν
Translation under the grammateus Publius, Sun, Moon, of the Trallians
Reverse design to left, Selene standing, right, holding torch in each hand: right hand up, left hand down; behind her shoulders, crescent; to right, nude and radiate-headed Helios standing, facing, head, left, wearing chlamys, holding torch in each hand: right hand down, left hand up
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 16.89 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference LS, p. 178, n. 2, Oer de Almeida 63
Specimens 8 (6 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: (Löbb) LS, p. 178, n. 2, both sides slightly tooled
2 2     P: 1660, reverse perhaps without name of 'magistrate'
3 3     ✸ P: 1669 Wa 5432
4 4     P: 1670 Wa 5433
5 5     P: 1671 Wa 5434
6 6     P: AA.GR.6099 no number, under 'Tripolis in Phoenicia'
7 7     Bern: Righetti 1109
8 8     GRPCL Tralles (formerly Seleukeia) 195