RPC VIII, 1362

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 1362
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Sardis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Otacilia Severa (Augusta)
Magistrate Aurelius Herakleidianos (strategos)
Issue First issue
Obverse inscription Μ ΩΤΑΚΙΑ ϹΕΒΗΡΑ ϹΕ
Edition Μαρκία Ὠτακιλία Σεβῆρα Σεβαστή Μ(αρκία) Ὠτακι<λί>α Σεβῆρα Σε(βαστή)
Translation Marcia Otacilia Severa Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Otacilia Severa, right
Reverse inscription ΕΠ ϹΤ ΑΥΡ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΙΑΝΟΥ ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ στρατηγοῦ Αὐρηλίου Ἡρακλειδιανοῦ Σαρδιανῶν βʹ νεωκόρων ἐπ(ὶ) στ(ρατηγοῦ) Αὐρ(ηλίου) Ἡρακλειδιανοῦ Σαρδιανῶν βʹ νεωκόρων
Translation under strategos Aurelius Herakleidianos, of the Sardians, twice neocorate
Reverse design cult statue of Kore standing facing between poppy and ear of corn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 13.98 g
Axis 6
Reference Hochard 2141
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same obv. die as 1119/1 (Thyatira), 1361/1–8, 1399/1–7 (Saitta), 1551/1–4 (Laodicea ad Lycum), 1552/1–2 (Laodicea ad Lycum), 1554/1–13 (Laodicea ad Lycum).

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1895,0508.47 BMC 200
2 2     Goethe Universität: G3604ar
3 3     ✸ H.I. coll.
4 4     Müller 69, 21 Feb. 1992, lot 137