RPC IV.2, 2718 (temporary) (forgery)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2718 (temporary) (forgery)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Alabanda
Region Caria
City Ceramus
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Τ ΑΙΛΙΟϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝ[Ο]Ϲ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Τίτος Αἴλιος Ἀντωνῖνος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Τ(ίτος) Αἴλιος Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΚΕΡΑΜΗΙΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ(sic)
Edition Κεραμηιπολιτῶν Κεραμηιπολιτῶν
Translation of the Cerameipolitans
Reverse design two Nemeses standing, facing each other, each plucking chiton; the right one holding bridle(?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Reference Türkoğlu, Keramos D.14, Spanu, Keramos 51, no. 30 corr.
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 423 Wa 2297, slightly misreading the reverse inscription as ‘ΚƐΡΑΜΙΗΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ’ = Spanu, Keramos 51, no. 30, fig. 4, misinterpreting the reverse legend as 'ΚƐΡΑΜ⟨Ι⟩ Η ΠΟΛΙΤ Μ' and the image as a togate male and a Nike greeting each other = Türkoğlu, Keramos D.14 (illustrated p. 198)