RPC VI, 6951 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6951 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Laerte
Reign Maximinus
Person (obv.) Maximinus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Γ ΙΟ ΟΥ ΜΑΞΙΜΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Γ(άϊος) Ἰο(ύλιος) Οὐ(ῆρος) Μαξιμεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΛΑΕΡΤΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Λαερτειτῶν
Translation of the Laertians
Reverse design two nude athletes facing each other, wrestling
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 5.56 g
Axis 12
Reference Watson 452
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C: Mossop Watson 452a
2 2     ✸ Nomos 32, 8 June 2024, lot 100