RPC V.2, — (unassigned; ID 1428)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.2
Number — (unassigned; ID 1428)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Ionia
City Smyrna
Reign Septimius Severus
Person (obv.) Septimius Severus (Augustus)
Magistrate Claudius Stratonikos (strategos)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Λ ϹΕ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ Π
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Σε(πτίμιος) Σεουῆρος Π(ερτίναξ)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤ ΚΛ ϹΤΡΑΤΟΝΕΙΚΟΥ, ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ στ(ρατηγοῦ) Κλ(αυδίου) Στρατονείκου Σμυρναίων
Translation under the strategos Claudius Stratonikos, of the Smyrnaeans
Reverse design Nike standing right, placing crown on Roma (or Septimius Severus?), standing right, holding spear in left hand, shield at feet, clasping hands with Amazon Smyrna standing left, holding Nike, double axe; prow of ship at feet
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 21.46 g
Axis 6
Reference Klose LV 15
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     ✸ L: 1938,1007.169
— —     P: 2640A
— —     P: 2641A
— —     B: 18222610, 1873 Fox
— —     CGT coll. = Savoca 6th London Blue, 9 Oct. 2019, lot 493