RPC IX, 731

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 731
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Maeonia
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Herennia Etruscilla (Augusta)
Magistrate Aur Apphianos Athenaios (first archon for the second time, and stephanephoros)
Obverse inscription ƐΡƐΝ ƐΤΡΟΥϹΚΙΛΛΑ ϹƐΒΑϹ
Nominative Herennia Etruscilla Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Etruscilla, r., on crescent
Reverse inscription ƐΠ ΑΥΡ ΑΠΦΙΑΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ Κ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΥ ΑΡ[Χ?] ΜΑΙΟΝΩΝ
Reverse design Zeus Lydios standing l., holding eagle spreading wings and sceptre
Metal Æ
Average diameter 30 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 717/1 (Philadelphia), 718/1–4 (Philadelphia), 719/1–2 (Philadelphia), 730/1–2. 1–2: same rev. die as RPC VI 2372/1 (Nicaea).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: I-B
2 2     ✸ V: GR 30940