RPC IV.2, 2100 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2100 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Laodicea ad Lycum
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Faustina II (Augusta)
Issue Faustina II with hairstyle Fittschen 5: Without personal name but probably contemporary with (or even part of) the issue in the name of Gaius Popilius Carus Pedo, proconsul
Dating 161–165, perhaps 162/3
Obverse inscription ΦΑΥϹΤΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Edition Φαυστῖνα Σεβαστή Φαυστῖνα Σεβαστή
Translation Faustina Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Faustina II, right
Reverse inscription ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ
Edition Λαοδικέων Λαοδικέων
Translation of the Laodiceans
Reverse design Capitoline Triad: in centre, Zeus (Laodiceus) standing, left, holding eagle and long sceptre; to left, Hera standing, right, wearing kalathos, holding long sceptre and pomegranate; to right, Athena standing, facing, head, left, holding olive-branch, shield and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 17.99 g
Axis 6
Reference BMC 209, KM 272, no. 44
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 209
2 2     B: I-B KM 272, no. 44
3 3     ✸ P: 1566