RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 62451)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 62451)
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pamphylia
City Perge
Reign Aurelian
Person (obv.) Aurelian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΛΟΥ ΔΟΜ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΑΝΟϹ, Ι
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Λού(κιος) Δομ(ίτιος) Αὐρηλιανὸς ιʹ
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Domitius Aurelianus, 10
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Aurelian, right, seen from rear; below, star
Reverse inscription ΠΕΡΓΑΙΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ, Δ
Edition Περγαίων νεωκόρων δʹ
Translation of the Pergaeans, neocorate for the fourth time
Reverse design Artemis advancing right, cloak billowing out behind, holding transverse torch in both hands
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.65 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note Original comment: "Presumably false: the coin looks cast.". However, the new specimen seems genuine so perhaps the BM coin is also genuine.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     L: 1920,0516.86 see Watson p. 595
— —     ✸ Vogeley coll., ex Savoca Coins Blue 160th Blue, 8–9 Apr. 2023, lot 1184 (Valerian II, Side)