RPC IX, 648

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 648
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Hypaepa
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Magistrate Flavius Ermolaos, son of Neikonianos (strategos)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔƐΚΙΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Traianus Decius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, r., seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΥΠΑΙΠΗΝΩΝ ƐΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΦΛ ƐΡΜΟΛΑΟΥ, ΝƐΙΚΩΝΙ
Reverse design statue of Artemis Anaïtis standing facing, wearing kalathos, opening arms
Metal Æ
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 6
Reference BMC 62
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 585/1–4 (Colophon), 586/1 (Colophon), 594/1 (Colophon), 649/1–4, 650/1–2, 651/1–2, 671/1 (Samos), 672/1–6 (Samos), 673/1–7, 9–11, 13–22 (Samos), 674/1, 3–5 (Samos), 677/1–8 (Samos), 679/1–16 (Samos).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1897,0104.125 BMC 62, pl. XII.13, rev.
2 2     C Leake Supp., p. 59
3 3     V: GR 19426