RPC VII.2, 1489

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1489
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Marcianopolis
Reign Uncertain
Obverse inscription ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙϹ
Edition Μαρκιανόπολις
Translation Marcianopolis
Obverse design turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche, right
Reverse inscription ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Edition Μαρκιανοπολιτῶν
Translation of the Marcianopolitans
Reverse design Cybele seated left, holding patera and resting arm on tympanum
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 3.88 g
Axis 1, 6, 7, 12
Reference AMNG 537–8
Specimens 8 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 8: same obv. die as 1491/6.
Note On the rev., sometimes, no ligature.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 519 AMNG 537/1, pl. III, 11
2 2     Bertolami Fine Arts E-60, 9 July 2018, lot 198 = London Ancient Coins 61, 24 Mar. 2017, lot 24 = London Ancient Coins 52, 8 June 2016, lot 38
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     Gorny & Mosch 263, 7 Mar. 2019, lot 3350 = Gorny & Mosch 241, 10 Oct. 2016, lot 1729 = Gorny & Mosch 160, 9 Oct. 2007, lot 1781
6 6     Roma EA 70, 7 May 2020, lot 562 = Savoca 25 Blue, 26 Oct. 2019, lot 1164 = Savoca 19 Blue, 20 Apr. 2019, lot 571
7 7     Saint Paul Antiques 17, 30 June 2018, lot 77
8 8     ✸ Triskeles Sale 21, 29 Sept. 2017, lot 270 = Triskeles Sale 18, 13 Dec. 2016, lot 226