RPC IV.2, 1907 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1907 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Lysias
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Magistrate Flavius Attalos
Issue Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, co-emperors
Dating c. 177–179
Obverse inscription ΔΗΜΟϹ
Obverse design diademed head of the Demos (youthful), right
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΑΤΤΑΛΟΥ ΛΥϹΙΑΔΕΩΝ
Reverse design Dionysus (youthful) standing, left, holding bunch of grapes and long thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Axis 4, 5, 6, 11, 12
Reference vA Phryg. II, 596–600, BMC 1, Cop 615, Martin, Demos 217, no. 1
Specimens 12 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 1, pl. XXXVIII.6 vA Phryg. II, 596, pl. 19
2 2     B: (Fox)
3 3     P: 1643 Wa 6328, pl. XVII.18
4 4     Cop: 615
5 5     Boston: 63.1234
6 6     MünzZentrum 67 (07/11/1989), 1524 = Schulten 26 (27/03/1990), 394 = Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 16 (19/05/2005), coll. J.-P. Righetti, 569, bought in 1934 by Karl Kress from Rollin & Feuardent [Paris] = Martin, Demos 217, no. 1/6, pl. 32
7 7     Numismatik Naumann 44 (07/06/2016), 713
8 8     ✸ Leu Numismatik Web Auction 3 (25/02/2018), 592
9 9     Private coll. CGT
10 10     Private coll. CGT
11 11     Private coll. H. I. = Bucephalus Numismatic 18 (21/04/2023), 307
12 12     Private coll. Manuel Suárez