RPC IX, 892

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 892
Province Phrygia-Caria
Subprovince Conventus of Synnada
Region Phrygia
City Synnada
Reign Trajan Decius
Magistrate Aurelius Tlepolemos (archon and agonothetes, of equestrian rank)
Obverse inscription ϹΥΝΝΑΔΕΩΝ
Edition Συνναδέων
Translation of the Synnadeans
Obverse design bare head of Heracles, right
Reverse inscription ΑΡΧ ΤΛΗΠΟΛΕΜΟΥ ΙΠΠΙΚΟΥ ΑΓΩ
Edition ἄρχ(οντος) Τληπολέμου ἰππικοῦ ἀγω(νοθέτου)
Translation of the archon Tlepolemos, of equestrian rank, agonothetes
Reverse design agonistic crown containing two palms
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 6.74 g
Axis 5, 6, 12
Reference BMC 28
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3: same pair of dies. 2, 4: same pair of dies. 1–4: same obv. die as 886/1–7, 887/1–4, 888/1–14.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1903,0404.145 BMC 28, pl. XLVI.12
2 2     B: B-I
3 3     V-ON Leypold 1767
4 4     Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 15, 6 Apr. 2014, lot 486