RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 63172)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 63172)
Province Phrygia-Caria
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Hierapolis
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.) Valerian (Augustus)
Alliance with Smyrna
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ΠΟΥ ΛΙΚ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Πούβλιος Λικίνιος Οὐαλεριανός Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Πού(βλιος) Λικ(ίνιος) Οὐαλεριανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Valerian right wearing aegis from which two serpents emerge
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ - Κ ΖΜ-ΥΡΝΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ - ΟΜΟΝΥΑ
Edition Ἱεραπολειτῶν καὶ Ζμυρνέων νεωκόρων ὁμόνυα Ἱεραπολειτῶν κ(αὶ) Ζμυρνέων νεωκόρων ὁμόνυα
Translation concord of Hierapolitans and Smyrneans, neocorate
Reverse design Tyche of Hierapolis and winged Nemesis of Smyrna standing facing each other, clasping hands; between, altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 13.71 g
Axis 6
Reference Franke & Nollé 901-905 corr. (sarapis and Nemesis)
Specimens 12 (4 in the core collections)
Note The identification of the figure on the l. as Sarapis seems unlikely, since Sarapis is not otherwise attested at Hierapolis: see also  https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/63170.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     L BMC 191 = Franke & Nollé 901 corr.
— —     L BMC 192
— —     B: Fox Franke & Nollé 904
— —     B: Fox Franke & Nollé 905
— —     Auctiones GmbH e 48, 22 May 2016, lot 39 = Leu EA 19, 26 Feb. 2022, lot 2196
— —     CGT coll. = Savoca 27th Silver, 25 Nov. 2018, lot 385
— —     CNG EA 442, 17 Apr. 2019, lot 715 = Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 31, 3 May 2015, lot 382
— —     Lanz 160, 15 June 2015, lot 511
— —     Lindgren 3.597 = Franke & Nollé 902 corr.
— —     Naville Numismatics 39, 29 Apr. 2018, lot 210
— —     Rex Numismatics E-Rex 20, 2 Apr. 2025, lot 495
— —     ✸ Rex Numismatics E-Rex 20, 2 Apr. 2025, lot 496