RPC VII.1, 325

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 325
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Ionia
City Smyrna
Reign Gordian III
Obverse inscription ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ
Edition Ἱερὰ Σύνκλητος
Translation Sacred Senate
Obverse design draped bust of Senate, right
Reverse inscription ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Σμυρναίων γʹ νεωκόρων
Translation of the Smyrnaeans, three times neocorate
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing statue of Tyche holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 6.55 g
Axis 5, 6, 7, 11, 12
Reference Klose, Smyrna XXI 18, 21–34
Specimens 82 (41 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–8: same pair of dies. 9–10: same pair of dies. 11–16: same pair of dies. 17–19: same pair of dies. 20–2: same pair of dies. 23–4: same pair of dies. 25–32: same pair of dies. 33–6: same pair of dies. 38–41: same pair of dies. 42–58: same pair of dies. 60–1: same pair of dies. 62–8: same pair of dies. 69–81: same pair of dies. 1–8: same obv. die as RPC VI 3720/1–6, 10 (Phocaea), RPC VI 3721/2 (Phocaea), RPC VI 3722/1, 3–6, 10 (Phocaea), 316/1–14, 317/1–31, 318/1–8, 319/1–15, 320/1–11, 324/1. 9–19: same obv. die as 324/2–8, 326/1–14, 346/1–4 (Temnus), 347/1–2 (Temnus), 721/1 (Hyrgaleis). 20–32: same obv. die as 326/15–17. 33–81: same obv. die as 326/18–25. 1–8: same rev. die as 303/1–8, 307/1–8, 311/1–4, 317/1–9, 320/1–6, 322/1–8. 9–10: same rev. die as 307/9–10, 311/5–6, 317/10–23, 320/7–11. 11–16: same rev. die as 307/11, 311/7, 317/24–6. 17–22: same rev. die as 317/27–8. 23–4, 33–6: same rev. die as 317/29–31. 25–32, 38–41: same rev. die.
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