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 Aurelius Sympheron II (strategos for the second time)
Obverse inscription ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ
Edition Ἱερὰ Σύνκλητος
Translation Sacred Senate
Obverse design draped bust of Senate, right
Reverse inscription Ε ϹΥΝΦΕΡΟΝΤΟϹ ΚΥΜΑΙΩΝ
Edition ἐ(πὶ) Συμφέρωντος Κυμαίων
Translation under Sympheron, of the Cymeans
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 6.66 g
Axis 5, 6, 12
Specimens 13 (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, RPC X 1579/2. 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 1059/1–18 (Smyrna), RPC VIII 1060/1, 3–16, 18–22 (Smyrna), RPC VIII 1061/1–3 (Smyrna), RPC VIII 1068/1–5 (Temnus), RPC VIII 1075/1–15 (Temnus), RPC VIII 1108/1–6, 8–11 (Hyrcanis). 1–10: same rev. die as 281/1–10, 282.1/1–4, 6.
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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.
13 13     TMC coll.