RPC VII.1, 196.2

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 196.2
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Thyatira
Region Lydia
City Thyatira
Reign Gordian III
Magistrate Titus Fabius Alfenus Apollinarios (strategos)
Alliance with Smyrna
Obverse inscription ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ
Edition Ἱερὰ Σύνκλητος
Translation Sacred Senate
Obverse design draped bust of Senate, right
Reverse inscription ϹΤΡ Τ ΦΑΒ ΑΛΦΗ ΑΠΟΛΙΝΑΡΙΟΥ ΘΥΑΤΕΙΡΗΝΩ Κ ϹΜΥΡΝ
Edition στρ(ατηγοῦ) Τ(ίτου) Φαβ(ίου) Ἀλφή(νου) Ἀπολιναρίου Θυατειρηνῶ(ν) κ(αὶ) Σμυρν(αίων)
Translation (under) strategos Titus Fabius Alfenus Apollinarius, of the Thyatireans and Smyrneans
Reverse design Tyche of Thyatira and Amazon Smyrna standing facing each other; between them, altar; Tyche holding figure of Apollo Tyrimnacos and sceptre, Amazon holding figures of the two Nemeses, double axe, pelta and chlamys
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 42 mm
Average weight 29.00 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Franke & Nollé 2350–1
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 4–5: same pair of dies. 4–5: same obv. die as 196.1/1–3.
Note On the rev., the last two Ns are retrograde.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
4 4     ✸ B: I-B LS p. 160, no. 33
5 5     Boston: 60.1443
6 6     Istanbul Gökyıldırım 719
7 7     Leu EA 6, 9 Dec. 2018, lot 555