RPC IV.3, 5306 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 5306 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Pontus
City Amasea
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Faustina II (Augusta)
Issue Year 165
Dating AD 162/3
Obverse inscription ΦΑΥϹΤΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Edition Φαυστεῖνα Σεβαστή
Translation Faustina Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Faustina II, right
Reverse inscription ΑΜΑϹ ΜΗΤ Κ ΠΡΩ ΤΟΥ ΠοΝ(Τ) ΕΤ ΡΞΕ
Edition Ἀμασ(ίας) μητ(ρόπολις) κ(αὶ) πρώ(τη) τοῦ Πόντ(ου) ἔτ(ους) ρξεʹ
Translation Amasea, Metropolis and first of Pontus, of year 165
Reverse design Dionysus standing, left, holding cantharus over panther and long thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 14.56 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 23, Dalaison Amaseia 98–99
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: (Löbb) Rec 23, pl. IV.19 (rev.) = Dalaison 98b and Pl. 10
3 3     ✸ Savoca Coins Blue Auction 19, 20 Apr. 2019, lot 702 (ex Peus 366, Burstein coll., Oct. 2000, lot 541) = Dalaison 99d and Pl. 10