RPC V.2, — (unassigned; ID 1069)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.2
Number — (unassigned; ID 1069)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Laodicea ad Lycum
Reign Caracalla
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Magistrate Lucius Aelius Pigres (asiarch for the third time)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ Λ ΑΙΛ ΠΙΓΡΗΤΟϹ ΑϹΙΑΡ Γ, ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Λ(ουκίου) Αἰλ(ίου) Πιγρητος ἀσιάρ(χου) γʹ Λαοδικέων νεωκόρων
Translation under Lucius Aelius Pigres, asiarch for the third time, of the Laodiceans, neocorate
Reverse design Gaia and Thalassa holding together a statue of Caracalla standing left, in military dress, holding patera and sceptre; on the left, Gaia is standing right, holding cornucopia over ears of corn; on the right, Thalassa is standing left, holding rudder over dolphin; between them, below the statue, eagle standing facing, head left, spreading wings, wreath in claws
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 45 mm
Average weight 48.12 g
Axis 6
Reference BMC 226
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    ✸ L: 1872,0709.315 BMC 226
    P: 1695
    B: 18223680, 1914/663
    Boston: 63.1244