RPC VIII, 1699

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 1699
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Lydia
City Tripolis
Reign Philip I
Issue 'Sardis' workshop
Obverse inscription ΙΕΡΑ ΒΟΥΛΗ
Edition Ἱερὰ Βουλή Ἱερὰ Βουλή
Translation Sacred Council
Obverse design laureate, veiled and draped bust of Boule, right
Reverse inscription ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Τριπολειτῶν Τριπολειτῶν
Translation of the Tripolitans
Reverse design Dionysus standing facing, head left, holding cantharus and thyrsus; at his feet, panther
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 5.98 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference Martin, Demos, p. 134, Tripolis 19c
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–4: same obv. die as 1471/2–10 (Blaundus), 1472/1–6 (Blaundus), 1696/1–9, 1698/1–4. 1–3: same rev. die as 1700/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Mu
2 2     ✸ O: Christ Church
3 3     Winterthur GrMW II, 3981
4 4     CGT coll. = Savoca 92 Blue, 19 Dec. 2020, lot 1302