RPC IX, 657

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 657
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Hypaepa
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Herennius Etruscus (Caesar)
Magistrate Flavius Ermolaos Nikonianos (strategos)
Obverse inscription ΚΥ ΕΡ ΕΤΡ ΜΕ ΔΕΚΙΟΝ ΚΑΙ
Edition Κύ(ϊντον) Ἑρ(εννῖον) Ἐτρ(οῦσκον) Μέ(σσιον) Δέκιον Καί(σαρα)
Translation for Quintus Herennius Etruscus Messius Decius Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Etruscus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΦΛ ΕΡΜΟΛΑΟΥ, ΝΕΙΚΩ, ΥΠΑΙΠΗΝΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ στρ(ατηγοῦ) Φλ(αουΐου) Ἑρμολάου Νεικω(νιανοῦ) Ὑπαιπηνῶν
Translation under strategos Flavius Ermolaos Nikonianos, of the Hypaepans
Reverse design temple with six columns enclosing statue of Artemis Anaïtis standing facing, wearing kalathos, opening arms
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 7.67 g
Axis 6
Reference LS p. 82, no. 19
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same rev. die as 656/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: I-B LS p. 82, no. 19