RPC IV.1, 8725 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 8725 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Thrace
City Byzantium
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Magistrate Aelius Pontikos (heros)
Dating c. 178
Obverse inscription ΒΥΖΑΣ (Σ shaped as Ζ)
Edition Βυζᾶς
Translation Byzas
Obverse design head of Byzas (bearded) wearing helmet, right
Reverse inscription ΕΠ ΑΙ ΠοΝΤΙΚοΥ ΗΡ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ
Edition ἐπ(ὶ) Αἰ(λίου) Ποντικού ἥρ(ωος) Βυζαντίων
Translation under Aelius Pontikos, hero, of the Byzantines
Reverse design prow, left; on top, emperor standing, left, extending right hand, holding spear (or parazonium)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 7.07 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 2059–61, BMC 57
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     A: ex coll. Stamules 189 Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 2059, pl. 126 (V19 and R23)
2 2     P: 375
3 3     L: BMC 57, reverse with parazonium instead of spear
4 4     ✸ P: 374 Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 2061/2, pl. 126 (V19 and R25), cast at the Griechisches Münzwerk, Berlin, reverse with parazonium instead of spear
5 5     V: GR 8489, reverse with parazonium instead of spear