RPC VI, 5499 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5499 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Laodicea ad Lycum
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Annia Faustina (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ΑΝΝΙΑ ΦΑΥϹΤΕΙΝΑ ΑΥΓ ϹΕΒ
Edition Ἀννία Φαυστεῖνα Αὐγ(ούστα) Σεβ(αστή)
Translation Annia Faustina Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Annia Faustina, right, on crescent
Reverse inscription ΝΑΟΙ ΑΓΩΝΕϹ ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΙΚΟΙ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ, ΔΟΓΜΑΤΙ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟΥ
Edition ναοὶ ἀγῶνες οἰκουμενικοὶ Λαοδικέων νεωκόρων δόγματι Συνκλήτου
Translation temples, universal games, of the neocorate Laodiceans, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design four agonistic crowns on inscribed table with lion legs; below, vase
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 22.94 g
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note Previous note: "Dubious authenticity." The new specimen allays the doubts regarding authenticity, as do the obverse and reverse die links. See F. Missere Fontana, 'Il medaglione di Anna Faustina da Laodciea ad Lycum (Phrygia) tra cronologia e collezione', NACQT 49 (2020), pp. 331-56.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 21869 Tiepolo
2 2     Leu WA 28, 9–14 Dec. 2023, lot 2312 = Frankfurter Münzhandlung Nachf. GmbH 156, 4 Nov. 2022, lot 383