RPC IX, 729

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 729
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Maeonia
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Herennia Etruscilla (Augusta)
Magistrate Aurelius Apphianos II, also known as the Athenian (first archon for the second time and stephanephoros)
Obverse inscription ΕΡΕΝ ΕΤΡΟΥϹΚΙΛΛΑ ϹΕΒ
Nominative Herennia Etruscilla Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Etruscilla, right
Reverse inscription ΕΠ ΑΥΡ ΑΠΦΙΑΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ Κ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΥ ΑΡ Α ΜΑΙΟΝΩΝ
Reverse design Zeus Lydios standing left, holding eagle and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 6, 7
Reference BMC 55–7
Specimens 12 (11 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–12: same pair of dies. 1–12: same obv. die as 728/1–2.
Note All the recorded coins (except coin no. 6) are casts (and certainly modern forgeries) from the same original coin

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1844,0425.1313 BMC 57
2 2     L: 1897,0104.143 BMC 55, pl. XIV.11, rev.
3 3     L: G.0864
4 4     L: G3,RICL.634 BMC 52
5 5     ✸ P: 614
6 6     B: B-I
7 7     C: Leake 1970
8 8     C McClean 8673
9 9     G SNG 1990F
10 10     NY: 1975.216.4 Schulman NY, 6 June 1969 (Mabbott coll.), lot 1812
11 11     V: GR 19444
12 12     CGT coll. = Auctiones 29, 21 Sept. 2014, lot 43