RPC IV.2, 1576 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1576 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Tmolus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Faustina II (Augusta)
Magistrate Apollonides, son of Menekrates (strategos)
Issue Faustina II with hairstyle Fittschen 7
Dating 161–176
Obverse inscription ΦΑΥϹΤΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Obverse design draped bust of Faustina II, right
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΔοΥ ΜΕΝΕΚΡΑΤο ΑΝΕ ΑΥ[
Reverse design mountain-god Tmolos standing, facing, head, right, wearing vine wreath and fawn-skin, holding knotted staff and infant Dionysus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Axis 12
Reference BMC 1, Foss, Tmolus 182, type M, Hochard 2743
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 1, pl. XXXIII.1 Tmolus 182, type M = GRPCL Tmolus-Aureliopolis 16 (adding a non-existing 'ΤΜΟΛΙΤΩΝ' to reverse legend) = Hochard 2743a, pl. 166