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
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription ΜΕΙΛΗϹΙΩΝ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ
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
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