RPC IV.2, 2149 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2149 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Peltae
Reign Antoninus Pius
Issue 'Pseudo-autonomous': Reign of Antoninus Pius, perhaps part of Peltae's first imperial issue
Dating probably c. 147-161
Obverse inscription
Obverse design head of Dionysus (youthful) wearing ivy wreath, right; to left, thyrsus
Reverse inscription ΠΕΛΤΗΝΩΝ (ΜΑΚΕΔ)
Edition Πελτηνῶν Μακεδόνων Πελτηνῶν Μακεδ(όνων)
Translation of the Macedonian Peltaeans
Reverse design river-god (Maiandros) reclining, left, holding reed and cornucopia, resting on water-urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 4.14 g
Axis 6
Reference BMC 17, Cop 637
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 17
2 2     Cop: 637
3 3     NY: 1973.191.43
4 4     G. Hirsch 202 (25/11/1998), 234, pl. 8
5 5     V-ON Leypold II, no. 1701