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 Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Δομίτιος Αὐρηλιανὸς ιʹ 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 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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# Specimen 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)