RPC IV.2, 9927 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 9927 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Hypaepa
Reign Antoninus Pius
Magistrate Polemon (strategos)
Issue 'Pseudo-autonomous': Reign of Antoninus Pius? (Stylistically similar to coins of Lucius Pomp(eius?) Artemas, strategos)
Dating c. 138–161
Obverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ(Α) ΠΟΛΕΜΩΝΟϹ
Edition ἐπὶ στρα(τηγοῦ) Πολέμωνος
Translation under the strategos Polemon
Obverse design head of Heracles (bearded), right
Reverse inscription ΥΠΑΙΠΗΝΩΝ
Edition Ὑπαιπηνῶν
Translation of the Hypaepans
Reverse design Zeus Lydios standing, left, holding eagle (or patera) and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 3.59 g
Axis 6
Reference Hochard 965 and 962
Specimens 9 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: I-B Hochard 965b, pl. 50
1 1     V: GR 31015 Hochard 962a, pl. 50
2 2     ✸ Private collection H. I. = Hochard 965a, pl. 50
3 3     Ödemiş: Inv. 4118 SNG Turkey 7.I, no. 291
4 4     Ödemiş: Inv. 2007-23 SNG Turkey 7.I, no. 292 = GRPCL Hypaepa 18, on reverse Zeus with patera instead of eagle
5 5     Fritz Rudolf Künker 133 (11/10/2007), no. 7645
6 6     Private coll. CGT
7 7     Private coll. CGT
8 8     GRPCL Hypaepa 19