RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 60191)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 60191)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lydia
City Stratonicea Hadrianopolis
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.) Valerian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ Κ Π ΛΕΙΚΙΝ ΒΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Π(όπλιος) Λεικίν(ιος) Βαλεριανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ϹΤΡΑΤΟΝΕΙΚΕΩΝ
Edition Στρατονικέων
Translation of the Stratoniceans
Reverse design Zeus seated left, on throne holding patera in right and sceptre in left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 3.99 g
Axis 5, 6, 9
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)
Note The attribution of this type varies between Stratonicea in Lydia and its namesake in Lydia. The style of the obverse seems similar to the coins of Lydian city, so they have been attributed here. As a result Stratonicea in Caria has no coinage after the reign of Philip.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     ✸ P: 979 Wa 2593 (Valerian I) (kept under Stratonicea, Caria)
— —     B: IB
— —     Mu SNG (Stratonicea, Lydia; Valerian II) 565 = = I-B, GM p. 202 no. 637 (Stratonicea-Hadrianopolis in Lydia; Valerian II)
— —     Mu SNG 427 (Stratonicea, Caria; Valerian II)
— —     CGT coll.