RPC VI, 4856 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4856 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Metropolis
Reign Maximinus
Person (obv.) Maximus (Caesar)
Obverse inscription ΜΑΞΙΜΟϹ Κ(ΑΙ)
Edition Μάξιμος Καῖσαρ Μάξιμος Καῖ(σαρ)
Translation Maximus Caesar
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Μητροπολειτῶν Μητροπολειτῶν
Translation of the Metropolitans
Reverse design Tyche standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 2.38 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Cop 920
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: I-B1900
2 2     Cop: 920
3 3     CNG EA 212, 17 June 2009, lot 181
4 4     CGT coll. = Naumann 99, 7 Feb. 2021, lot 445
5 5     Aphrodite Art Coins G12, 20 July 2025, lot 542