RPC VI, 3934 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3934 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Adramyteum
Region Troas
City Abydus
Reign Maximinus
Person (obv.) Maximus (Caesar)
Obverse inscription Γ Ι ΟΥΗΛ ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜΟϹ Κ
Edition Γ(άϊος) Ἰ(ούλιος) Οὐήλ(ιος) Οὐῆ(ρος) Μάξιμος Κ(αῖσαρ)
Translation Gaius Julius Verus Maximus Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΒΥΔΟϹ ΑΒΥΔΗΝ
Edition Ἄβυδος Ἀβυδην(ῶν)
Translation Abydos, of the Abydenians
Reverse design hero Abydos standing nude, left, holding chlamys and placing hand on prow at his feet; before him, cow(?), left, looking back, suckling calf; in the background, tree
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 17.88 g
Axis 6
Reference GM 622,203
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1215 (as Maximinus)
2 2     ✸ B: 18268722, B-I1928 GM 622, 203 = Hirsch 13, May 1905, 3391
3 3     CNG EA 520, 20 July 2022, lot 249