RPC IX, 742

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 742
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Blaundus
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Person (obv.) Volusian (Augustus)
Magistrate Aurelius Papias, son of Hermo— (strategos and first archon)
Obverse inscription Α Κ Γ Ο Τ ΟΥΟΛΟΥϹϹΙΑΝΟϹ Ϲ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Γάϊος Οὐίβιος Τρεβωνιανὸς Οὐολουσσιανὸς Σεβαστός Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Γ(άϊος) Ο(ὐίβιος) Τ(ρεβωνιανὸς) Οὐολουσσιανὸς Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Volusianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian, right, seen from front, left arm of cuirass raised
Reverse inscription ΒΛΑΥΝΔΕΩΝ Ε ΑΡ Α Α ΠΑΠΙΟΥ, ΜΑΚΕ
Edition Βλαυνδέων ἐπὶ ἄρχοντος αʹ Αὐρηλίου Παπίου Μακεδόνων Βλαυνδέων ἐ(πὶ) ἄρ(χοντος) αʹ Α(ὐρηλίου) Παπίου Μακε(δόνων)
Translation of the Blaundians, under the first archon Aurelius Papias, of the Macedonians
Reverse design Apollo-Mên on horseback, right, carrying double axe over shoulder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 13.84 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference BMC 92
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–5: same pair of dies. 1–5: same obv. die as 739/1–3. 1–5: same rev. die as 743/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1838,0419.122 BMC 92
2 2     B: I-B
3 3     CNG MBS 57, 4 Apr. 2001, lot 807
4 4     ✸ Private coll.
5 5     Manisa Onder 45