RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 61672)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 61672)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Tralles
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Magistrate Publius Claudius Menippos, son of Kentorianos (grammateus)
Issue Valerian and Gallienus (as Caesar)
Obverse inscription ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ
Edition Ἱερὰ Σύνκλητος Ἱερὰ Σύνκλητος
Translation Sacred Senate
Obverse design draped bust of Senate, right
Reverse inscription ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ ΕΠ ΓΡ ΜΕΝΙΠΠΟΥ
Edition Τραλλιανῶν ἐπὶ γραμματέως Μενίππου Τραλλιανῶν ἐπ(ὶ) γρ(αμματέως) Μενίππου
Translation of the Trallians, under the grammateus Menippos
Reverse design Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent from patera
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 6.02 g
Reference GRPCL 113
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note A puzzling coin, as it does not really fit the contemporary denominations. The reverse is very like RPC VII.1 https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/69230. But the name seems clear enough.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     ✸ Winterthur: 3584 GrMW II, 3584 = GRMK, p. 135 no. 6