RPC IV.2, 2999 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2999 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Lydia
City Tripolis
Reign Uncertain
Issue 'Pseudo-autonomous': Reign of Antoninus Pius or Marcus Aurelius?
Dating c. 138–180
Obverse inscription ΒΟΥΛΗ
Obverse design veiled, laureate-headed and draped bust of the Boule, right
Reverse inscription ΤΡΙΠοΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design to left, Hygieia standing, right, feeding serpent from patera; to right, Asclepius standing, facing, head, left, holding serpent-staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 6
Reference Martin, Demos 133, no. 6
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1801 Wa 2672 = Martin, Demos 133, no. 6/4, pl. 17 = GRPCL Tripolis (formerly Apollonia) 37
2 2     B: (Fox)
3 3     V: GR 28122, under 'Caria'
4 4     Prowe III, 1584, pl. XXVI
5 5     de Molthein 2447
6 6     V-ON Leypold I, no. 1335
7 7     Rome: 107824 Calomino MNR 390
8 8     Municipality Zwijndrecht in Flanders, Belgium; found in July 2023 during an archaeological test excavation in a medieval church