RPC IX, 732

 

Image of specimen #19

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 732
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Maeonia
Reign Trajan Decius
Magistrate Aurelius Apphianos II, also called Athenaios (first archon for the second time and stephanephoros)
Obverse inscription ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ
Edition Ἱερὰ Σύνκλητος
Translation Sacred Senate
Obverse design draped bust of the Senate (youthful), left
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΑΥΡ ΑΠΦΙΑΝΟΥ (Β) ΑΡΧ (Α) ΜΑΙΟΝΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Αὐρ(ηλίου) Ἀπφιανοῦ βʹ ἄρχ(οντος) αʹ Μαιόνων
Translation under Aurelius Apphianos II first archon, of the Maeonians
Reverse design cult statue of Kore facing; at left, corn-ear; at right, poppy head
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 6.39 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference BMC 26–9
Specimens 23 (14 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3, 5, 8, 10–11, 14, 17–18: same pair of dies. 2, 9, 13: same pair of dies. 4, 7, 15, 23: same pair of dies. 1, 3, 5, 8, 10–11, 14, 17–19: same obv. die as 722A/1–3 (Philadelphia), 722B/1–8 (Philadelphia). 2, 4, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15, 23: same obv. die. 1, 3, 5–6, 8, 10–11, 14, 17–18: same rev. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1892,0507.75 BMC 28
2 2     L: 1894,0706.70 BMC 26
3 3     L: BNK,G.723 BMC 27
4 4     L: G.3163 BMC 29
5 5     P: 594
6 6     B: Fox
7 7     B: Fox
8 8     B: I-B
9 9     B: Löbb.
10 10     Cop SNG 228
11 11     Cop SNG 229
12 12     Mu SNG 306
13 13     NY: 1972.185.14
14 14     O
15 15     CNG EA 226, 27 Jan. 2010, lot 427 = M&M GmbH 15, 21 Oct. 2004, lot 785 (Righetti)
16 16     Gorny 90, 12 Oct. 1998, lot 606 = Gorny & Mosch 115, 5 Mar. 2002, lot 1377
17 17     V-ON Leypold 1058
18 18     MünzZentrum 130, 11 Jan. 2006, lot 259
19 19     ✸ Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 31, 3 May 2015, lot 365
20 20     Leeds-UL: 792
21 21     R. Aquistapace coll.
22 22     CGT Coll
23 23     H.I. coll. = MünzZentrum 56, 6 Nov. 1985, lot 259