RPC VIII, 1587

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 1587
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Hierapolis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Otacilia Severa (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ΜΑΡΚ ΩΤΑΚΙΛ ϹΕΒΗΡΑ ϹΕΒ
Edition Μαρκία Ὠτακιλία Σεβῆρα Σεβαστή Μαρκ(ία) Ὠτακιλ(ία) Σεβῆρα Σεβ(αστή)
Translation Marcia Otacilia Severa Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Otacilia Severa, right
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, ΠΥΘΙΑ
Edition Ἱεραπολειτῶν Πύθια Ἱεραπολειτῶν Πύθια
Translation of the Hierapolitans, Pythian (games)
Reverse design prize table holding inscribed agonistic crown containing two palms
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 10.07 g
Axis 6
Reference von Papen, ZfN 26 (1908), p. 167, no. 11
Specimens 27 (5 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–6, 9–27: same obv. die as 1553/1–4 (Laodicea ad Lycum), 1584/1, 1585/1–4, 1586/1–4, 1588/1, 1589/1–3, 1622/1–3, 1623/1–2, 1639/1–2, 1640/1–13, 1651/1–9, 11, 1652/1–2, 1667/1 (Themisonium), 1668/1, 3–4 (Themisonium), 1722/1–2 (Eumenea), 1746/1–6, 8–11 (Apamea), 1747/1 (Apamea).
Note Coin https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/474269 shows clearly that the crown is inscribed.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1903,0404.59 BMC 152
2 2     P: 1354
3 3     C: Leake
4 4     Cop SNG 463
5 5     V: GR 30981
6 6     ✸ CNG EA 585, 16 Apr. 2025, lot 396 = Rex Numismatics E-Rex Duo 10, 6 Apr. 2024, lot 233
7 7     E-Rex Budget Auction 36, 20 June 2026, lot 507
8 8     E-Rex Budget Auction 36, 20 June 2026, lot 508
9 9     Falghera 2296
10 10     Jacquier 50, 16 Sept. 2022, lot 1377
11 11     Naumann 98, 3 Jan. 2021, lot 563
12 12     Nummitra 14, 21 Jan. 2024, lot 314 = Rex Numismatics Rex Budget 4, 15 Dec. 2023, lot 345
13 13     Rex Numismatics E-Rex 11, 29 June 2024, lot 472
14 14     Rex Numismatics E-Rex 3, 17 Nov. 2023, lot 300
15 15     Rex Numismatics E-Rex 3, 17 Nov. 2023, lot 301
16 16     Rex Numismatics E-Rex 3, 17 Nov. 2023, lot 302
17 17     Rex Numismatics E-Rex 3, 17 Nov. 2023, lot 314
18 18     Rex Numismatics E-Rex Duo 10, 6 Apr. 2024, lot 234
19 19     Rex Numismatics E-Rex Duo 10, 6 Apr. 2024, lot 235
20 20     Rex Numismatics E-Rex Duo 12, 20–21 July 2024, lot 280
21 21     Rex Numismatics E-Rex Duo 13, 31 Aug.–1 Sept. 2024, lot 1123
22 22     Rex Numismatics Rex Budget 4, 15 Dec. 2023, lot 346
23 23     Rex Numismatics Rex Budget 6, 1 Mar. 2024, lot 369
24 24     Rex Numismatics Rex Budget 6, 1 Mar. 2024, lot 370
25 25     Savoca 13 Blue, 30 Nov. 2018, lot 974
26 26     Savoca 13 Blue, 30 Nov. 2018, lot 976
27 27     Schulten Apr. 1988, lot 1036