RPC VI, 4537 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4537 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Sardis
Reign Maximinus
Person (obv.) Maximinus (Augustus)
Magistrate Septimius Menestratianos (first archon)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Γ Ι ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Γ(άϊος) Ἰ(ούλιος) Οὐῆ(ρος) Μαξιμεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΜΕΝΕϹΤΡΑΤ ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Μενεστρατ(ίου) Σαρδιανῶν βʹ νεωκόρων
Translation under Menestratianos, of the Sardians, twice neocorate
Reverse design front view of temple with four columns of Aphrodite Papheia with arcuated lintel
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 6.07 g
Axis 12
Reference GRPCL 636, Hochard 2099 corr. and 2102
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1298
2 2     B: F1873
3 3     ✸ B: L1906 Kraft 32, 33a.1
4 4     Düsseldorf: 11694
5 5     Naumann 52, 2 Apr. 2017, lot 1285