RPC IX, 893

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 893
Province Phrygia-Caria
Subprovince Conventus of Synnada
Region Phrygia
City Iulia
Reign Aemilian
Person (obv.) Aemilian (Augustus)
Magistrate Philotimos (archon for the second time)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΙΜ ΑΙΜΙΛΙΑΝΟΝ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτορα) Κ(αίσαρα) Μ(ᾶρκον) Αἴμ(ιλιον) Αἰμιλιανὸν
Translation for Emperor Caesar Marcus Aemilius Aemilian
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Aemilian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΡΧ ΤΟ Β ΦΙΛΟΤΕΙΜΩ ΙΟΥΛΙΕΩΝ
Edition ἄρχ(οντι) τὸ βʹ Φιλοτείμῳ Ἰουλιέων
Translation to the archon for the second time, Philotimos, of the Iulians
Reverse design temple with two columns enclosing Mên, crescent behind, standing left, right foot on bull head, holding pine cone (or patera?) and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 13.99 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference vA Phrygien I, 421–30
Specimens 13 (6 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–13: same pair of dies. 1–13: same obv. die as 894/1–2, 895/1–7.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1979,0101.2257 SNG vA 3680 = CMRDM, p. 66, no. 4 = vA Phrygien I, 423
2 2     L: HPB,p144.1.H BMC 4, pl. XXXIII.7 = vA Phrygien I, 424
3 3     P: 1402 Wa 6206, pl. XVII.5 = vA Phrygien I, 427
4 4     B vA Phrygien I, 429
5 5     B vA Phrygien I, 430
6 6     NY: 1944.100.50456 vA Phrygien I, 425
7 7     Afyon vA Phrygien I, 421, pl. 13
8 8     Afyon vA Phrygien I, 422
9 9     Boston: 64.1185 vA Phrygien I, 428
10 10     CNG 53, 15 Mar. 2000, lot 1111
11 11     ex V. Beutler coll. = vA Phrygien I, 426
12 12     Giessener 96, 7 June 1999, lot 361
13 13     Stack, 28 Apr. 2010, lot 261 = CNG 51, 15 Sept. 1999, lot 912 = Kovacs, list 29, n. d., lot 127 = Malter 34, 13 Dec. 1986, lot 750