RPC IV.2, 2936 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2936 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Miletus
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Alliance with Smyrna
Dating c. 147–161
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Τί(τος) Αἴ(λιος) Ἁδρ(ιανὸς) Αντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription ΜΕΙΛΗϹΙΩΝ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ
Edition Μειλησίων Σμυρναίων
Translation of the Milesians and Smyrnaeans
Reverse design to. left, Demos of Miletus standing, right; to right, Demos of Smyrna, standing, left, holding long sceptre; both clasping hands (?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 39 mm
Average weight 33.06 g
Axis 6
Reference Roch XVIII.1, Franke & Nollé 1285, Martin, Demos 33, no. 2
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1880 (Medaillon), both sides heavily tooled in Early Modern period: on the reverse, the Demos of Smyrna (on r.) was probably turned into 'Sarapis' by adding a 'kalathos' Franke & Nollé 1285, pl. 59 = Martin, Demos 33, no. 2/1