RPC VI, 30626 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30626 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Nysa
Reign Uncertain
Obverse inscription ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ
Edition Σύνκλητος
Translation Senate
Obverse design draped and veiled bust of Senate, right
Reverse inscription ΝΥϹΑΕΩΝ
Edition Νυσαέων
Translation of the Nysaeans
Reverse design cornucopia; on top, infant Dionysus (or Pluto?) sitting, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 3.41 g
Reference Regling, Nysa 47
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note Placed in RPC VI because of the similarity with Maesa (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/51105) and the reverse is also known for Maximinus (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/51158). The metrology is compatible with this date.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Savoca Coins Blue 30th Blue, 21–22 Mar. 2020, lot 1208
2 2     Biga Numismatics EA 4, 11 July 2021, lot 341