RPC VII.1, 284

 

Image of specimen #10

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 284
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Aeolis
City Cyme
Reign Gordian III
Magistrate Aur Sympheron II (strategos for the second time)
Obverse inscription ΙƐΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ
Obverse design draped bust of the Senate, r.
Reverse inscription Ɛ ϹΥΝΦƐΡΟΝΤΟϹ ΚΥΜΑΙΩΝ
Reverse design Tyche standing l., holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal Æ
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 5, 6, 12
Specimens 12 (8 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–6: same pair of dies. 7–8: same pair of dies. 9–10: same pair of dies. 1–6: same obv. die as 282.1/1–6, 282.2/7–8, 10, 283/1, 285.2/8–9, 12, 15. 7–8: same obv. die as 282.2/9. 9–10: same obv. die as 283/2–4, 285.2/10–11, 13–14, RPC VIII 1044/1–4, 9, 11–12 (Smyrna), RPC VIII 1045/3–4, 9, 13, 18–19, 21 (Smyrna), RPC VIII 1046/1–2 (Smyrna), RPC VIII 1053/1–5 (Temnus), RPC VIII 1060/1–3, 6 (Temnus), RPC VIII 1093/1–2, 4–6, 8–10 (Hyrcanis). 1–10: same rev. die as 281/1–10, 282.1/1–4, 6.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1906,1103.2625
2 2     Mu SNG 522
3 3     V-ON SNG Leypold I, 519
4 4     Schulten Mar. 1990, lot 871
5 5     P: 189
6 6     P: 190
7 7     O
8 8     V: GR 16809
9 9     Cop SNG 126
10 10     ✸ B: 599/1894
11 11     A. Laud coll.
12 12     CGT coll.