RPC IV.2, 3140 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 3140 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Alabanda
Region Caria
City Neapolis ad Harpasum
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Magistrate Aurelius Demetrios (grammateus)
Alliance with Aphrodisias
Issue Antoninus Pius: 'Alliance' with Aphrodisias
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Ἁδριανὸς Ἀντωνεῖνος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Ἁδρια(νὸς) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Hadrianus Antoninus
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription ΓΡ ΑΥΡ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΟΜΟΝ ΑΦΡΟΔ ΝΕΑΠΟΛΕΙ(Τ)
Edition γραμματέως Αὐρηλίου Δημητρίου ὁμονοία Ἀφροδισιέων Νεαπολειτῶν γρ(αμματέως) Αὐρ(ηλίου) Δημητρίου ὁμον(οία) Ἀφροδ(ισιέων) Νεαπολειτ(ῶν)
Translation of the grammateus Aurelius Demetrios, concord of the Aphrodisians and the Neapolitans
Reverse design to left, cult statue of Aphrodite of Aphrodisias standing, facing, wearing kalathos; to right, Apollo standing, left, crowning Aphrodite
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 13.58 g
Axis 2, 12
Reference Franke & Nollé 1349, MacDonald homonoia type A (O302, R593)
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Gorny 46 (19/10/1989], 280 = Harlan J. Berk inventory = MacDonald homonoia type A, pl. XXXI (O302, R593) = Franke & Nollé 1349, pl. 65, slightly misreading reverse legend
2 2     Gorny 101 (06/03/2000), 596 = G. Hirsch 343 (26/09/2018), 2612 = G. Hirsch 352 (25/09/2019), 2914
3 3     L: 1897-12-6-10, worn