RPC IV.2, 1136 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1136 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Faustina II (Augusta)
Dating c. 161–169
Obverse inscription ΦΑΥϹΤΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Obverse design draped bust of Faustina II, left
Reverse inscription ΑΡΤΕΜΙϹ ΕΦΕϹΙΑ
Reverse design cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports; between two stags; between star (on left) and crescent (or star, on right)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Karwiese 343, BMC 244
Specimens 9 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 244 Karwiese 343 (R2), reverse with crescent and star
2 2     G: II, 333, no. 48 SNG I, no. 1709, reverse with two stars
3 3     Bern: Righetti 852 reverse with two stars
4 4     MMAG 220 (21/02/2002), 1628, reverse with two stars
5 5     G. Hirsch 183 (20/09/1994), 1236 = G. Hirsch 192 (27/11/1996), 556 = G. Hirsch 195 (05/05/1997), 750, on reverse Artemis between star and crescent
6 6     Private coll. CGT, ex Gerhard Rohde
7 7     Tire: Inv. 1494 SNG Turkey 5.I, no. 76, reverse with two stars
8 8     G. Hirsch 220 (21/02/2002), 1628, prior to cleaning = NumCirc 111/1 (February 2003), RM1245 = Peus 378 (28/04/2004), 1038, cleaned and slightly tooled = Karwiese 343 (V1, R1), on reverse Artemis between two stars
9 9     N: 8057