RPC IX, 380

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 380
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Parium
Reign Aemilian
Person (obv.) Cornelia Supera (Augusta)
Obverse inscription G CORN SVPERA
Edition G(aia) Corn(elia) Supera
Translation Gaia Cornelia Supera
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Cornelia Supera, right
Reverse inscription DEO AES SVB C G I H P
Edition Deo Aes(culapio) sub(venienti) c(olonia) G(emella) I(ulia) H(adriana) P(ariana)
Translation to the god, Asclepius the helper; the Julian twin colony of Hadrian, Parium
Reverse design Asclepius seated right, raising right arm towards bull standing left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.17 g
Axis 6
Reference SNG Çanakkale 227
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 381/1–6, 382/1–11, 383/1–7, 384/1–12, 385/1–2.
Note The only obverse die of Cornelia Supera is here in its earlier form G CORN SVPERA; it was later engraved as G CORN SVPERA AVG (see introduction and die links)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Çanakkale: 4634 SNG 227
2 2     CNG Triton XVII, 7 Jan. 2014, lot 777
3 3     ✸ Künker 204, 12 Mar. 2012, lot 810