RPC IV.3, 6981 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6981 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Hierapolis
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤο [ΚΑΙ?] ΤΙΤ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹΕ
Edition Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Τίτ(ος) Αἴλ(ιος) Ἁδρι(ανὸς) Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβ(αστὸς) Εὐσε(βής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΘΕΑϹ ϹΥΡΙΑϹ ΙΕΡοΠο Ζ
Edition Θεᾶς Συρίας Ἱεροπο(λιτῶν) ζʹ
Translation of the Goddess Syria, of the Hierapolitans, 7
Reverse design in laurel wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 8.90 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference BMC 25
Specimens 10 (9 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1840,1215.182 BMC 25
2 2     ✸ P: 1682
3 3     P: coll. Chandon de Briailles 1421
4 4     P: Duplicates, worn, obverse legend obscure
5 5     C Leake 1868, Asiatic Greece, p. 67.11
6 6     NY: 1944.100.65378
7 7     G: III, 137, no. 15 SNG II, no. 2676
8 8     G: III, 137, no. 11 SNG II, no. 2677
9 9     V: GR 20957, authenticity doubtful: cast?
10 10     Bonn: P.21.28