RPC IX, 832

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 832
Province Phrygia-Caria
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Metropolis
Reign Trajan Decius
Obverse inscription ΙΕΡΑ ΒΟΥΛΗ
Edition Ἱερὰ Βουλή
Translation Sacred Council
Obverse design veiled and draped bust of the Boule, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, ΦΡΥΓ
Edition Μητροπολειτῶν Φρυγ(ίας)
Translation of the Metropolitans of Phrygia
Reverse design cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing facing, wearing kalathos
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 5.47 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference Martin, Demos Metropolis 4
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2, 4: same pair of dies. 1–4: same rev. die as 833/1.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1650 Wa 6331
2 2     B: B-I KM p. 277, no. 3
3 3     Emporium Hamburg Alpha 1, 9 Dec. 2018, lot 122
4 4     H.I. coll.