RPC VI, 4804 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4804 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Nysa
Reign Maximinus
Person (obv.) Maximinus (Augustus)
Magistrate Marcus Aurelius Artemidoros, son of Meliton (grammateus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΙΟΥ ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Γ(άϊος) Ἰού(λιος) Οὐῆ(ρος) Μαξιμεῖνος Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ Γ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΩΡΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΜΕΛΙΤΩΝΟϹ ΝΥϹΑΕΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ γ(ραμματέως) Μ(άρκου) Αὐρ(ηλίου) Ἀρτεμιδώρου τοῦ Μελιτῶνος Νυσαέων
Translation under the grammateus Marcus Aurelius Artemidoros, the son of Meliton, of the Nysaeans
Reverse design Apollo standing facing, head right, holding laurel branch and resting hand on tripod, placing the other hand on his head; to left, lyre on small column
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 23.39 g
Axis 7, 12
Reference GRPCL 180
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Winterthur: 3509
2 2     NY: 1953.171.877
3 3     ✸ Concordia Numismatic 14, 20 Apr. 2024, lot 702