RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 60156)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 60156)
Province Phrygia-Caria
Subprovince Conventus of Alabanda
Region Caria
City Aphrodisias
Reign Gallienus (sole reign)
Obverse inscription ΔΗΜΟϹ
Edition Δῆμος
Translation the People
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Demos, right
Reverse inscription ΑΦΡΟΔΕΙϹΙΕΩΝ
Edition Ἀφροδεισιέων
Translation of Aphrodisians
Reverse design Aphrodite seated right on capricorn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 3.05 g
Axis 6
Reference MacDonald 135 (part), Martin Demos Aphrodisias 74
Specimens 6 (6 in the core collections)
Note Johnston, Aprodisias p. 91, split MacDonald 135 into two separate issues. One (with O190) was given to Marcus Aurelius (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/38571); the other (with O191) was given to Gallienus, See also https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/67255 (MacDonald 116) with similar types, attributed to the period of Septimius Severus.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    L: 1921,0412.36 ex Weber 6378 = MacDonald O191/R353a
    B MacDonald O191/R353b
    C MacDonald O191/R353e
    C: Lewis SNG Lewis 1645
    O MacDonald O191/R353c
    ✸ O MacDonald O191/R353d