RPC IV.1, 5008 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 5008 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Apollonia Pontica
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Faustina II (Augusta)
Dating c. 147–161
Obverse inscription ΦΑΥϹΤΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Edition Φαυστῖνα Σεβαστή
Translation Faustina Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Faustina II, right
Reverse inscription ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΗΤΕΩΝ ΕΝ ΠΟΝΤ
Edition Ἀπολλωνιητέων ἐν Πόντ(ῳ)
Translation of the Apolloniates in Pontus
Reverse design lighted altar on two levels
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 3.92 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Tachev Faustina II 18-23
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1900-6-6-24
2 2     Sofia: 2069, cast at the Griechisches Münzwerk, Berlin
3 3     C McClean II, 4432, pl. 166.2
4 4     Bern: Righetti 256
4 4     Naumann 99, 7 Feb. 2021, lot 404
5 5     Gorny & Mosch EA 274, 20 Nov. 2020, lot 2350