RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 63309)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 63309)
Province Phrygia-Caria
Subprovince Conventus of Synnada
Region Phrygia
City Temenothyrae
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.) Valerian (Augustus) ; Gallienus (Augustus)
Magistrate Kleoboulos (first archon)
Alliance with Sebaste
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ΠΟ ΛΙ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ / ΑΥ ΚΑ ΠΟ ΛΙΚΙ / ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ
Obverse design confronted busts of Valerian, radiate, draped and cuirassed, right, and Gallienus, laureate, draped and cuirassed, left, both seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΗΜΕΝΟΘΥΡΕΩΝ ΚΕ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗΝΩΝ / ΟΜΟ/ΝΟΙΑ / ΚΛΕΟΒΟΥΛΟϹ / ΑΡΧΩΝ
Reverse design two Tychai facing one another, each holding sceptre in left and clasping right hands; above, statuette of Mên holding pine cone in right and sceptre in left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 39 mm
Axis 5, 6, 12
Reference Franke & Nollé 2289–2296
Specimens 13 (5 in the core collections)
Note vA 4012, Weber 7196 and Naumann 75, 504 all look very similar: duplicate coins and/or forgeries?

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    L BMC 42
    ✸ L: 1979,0101.2334 SNG vA 4012
    P: 2130 Wa 7063
    Mu SNG 493
    V: GR 27958
    CGT coll.
    Hauck & Aufhäuser 19, 21 March 2006, lot 360
    Lindgren A1042A
    Naumann 75, 3 Mar. 2019, lot 504
    Naumann 97, 6 Dec. 2020, lot 334
    Trade (Baldwin 1973)
    Waddell list 21, Dec. 1985. 168
    Weber 7196