RPC IV.2, 2971 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2971 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Cibyra
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Magistrate Kl. Philokles
Alliance with Hierapolis
Issue »Southern Workshop, 138-180«
Dating probably 172, otherwise probably 169–175
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝοϹ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (long beard with long curls) wearing cuirass, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription Ε ΚΛ ΦΙΛΟΚΛΕ ΚΙΒΥΡΑΤΩΝ Κ ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
Reverse design to left, veiled Thea Pisidike standing, right, supporting wicker basket on head; to right, Apollo of Hierapolis standing, left, holding lyre; both clasping hands
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 40 mm
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Franke & Nollé 966-9, BMC 95, L. Weber, JIAN 14 (1912), 96, no. Ic, E. Babelon, RN 1892, 122, no. 17
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 731C E. Babelon, RN 1892, 122, no. 17, pl. V.2 = L. Weber, JIAN 14 (1912), 95, no. Ic, pl. IA'.20 (rev.)
2 2     P: 728A Wa 7070, medaillon
3 3     ✸ L: BMC 95, pl. LI.4 (rev.) = Franke & Nollé 966, pl. 42
4 4     Dresden: ex private coll. Steinla, Dresden J. Friedländer, Berliner Blätter für Münz-, Siegel- und Wappenkunde 3 (1866), p. 17, pl. XXIX.2 (rev. drawing)
5 5     J. Hirsch 21 (16/11/1908), coll. Consul Weber, 3501, pl. XXXXV (rev.)
7 7     Numismatik Naumann 44 (07/06/2016), 678 = Agora Auctions 70 (21/11/2017), 155