RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 59871)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 59871)
Province Achaea
Region Attica
City Athens
Reign Gallienus (sole reign)
Obverse inscription
Obverse design helmeted and draped bust of Athena, right
Reverse inscription ΑΘΗΝΑΙΩΝ
Edition Ἀθηναίων
Translation of the Athenians
Reverse design Acropolis seen from north and west; to the right can be seen the steps leading up to the Propylaia, to the left of which stands the colossal statue of Athena. The Erechtheum temple can be seen in the middle, and below is the cave of Pan.
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 5.34 g
Axis 5
Reference Agora 375
Specimens 12 (5 in the core collections)
Note The distinction between this and the similar earlier type (RPC IV, https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/31668) is not easy to make.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     L: 1929,0515.263
— —     L: 1902,1201.3
— —     ✸ L: 1922,0317.82
— —     L: 1866,0606.1 BMC 806
— —     P: Delepierre 4781
— —     Agora 375
— —     Agora 375a
— —     Agora 375b
— —     Agora 375c
— —     CNG 97, 17 Sept. 2014, lot 138