RPC VII.1, 796A

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 796A
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Synnada
Region Phrygia
City Synnada
Reign Uncertain
Obverse inscription ϹΥΝΝΑΔΕΩΝ
Obverse design bare head of Heracles, right
Reverse inscription ΔΩΡΙΕΩΝ ΙΩΝΩΝ
Reverse design temple with two columns enclosing shield, between two palms; star on the pediment
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3: same pair of dies. 2, 5: same pair of dies. 2, 4–5: same obv. die.
Note The object was identified as a shield by Nollé, but see https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/63277.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1979,0101.2320
2 2     B: Löbb.
3 3     Cop SNG 717
4 4     CGT coll. = Pecunem 34, 2 Aug. 2015, lot 759
5 5     ✸ M&M GmbH 16, 19 May 2005, lot 606 (Righetti)