RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 63809)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 63809)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Heliopolis
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.) Gallienus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES P LIC GALLIENIVS P F AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) P(ublius) Lic(inius) Gallienus P(ius) F(elix) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Gallienus Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Gallienus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL HELIOP, CER SAC CAP OIC ISE HEL
Edition col(onia) Heliop(olis) cer(tamen) sac(rum) Cap(itolinum) oic(umenicum) ise(lasticum) Hel(iopolitanum)
Translation the colony of Heliopolis, the sacred Capitoline universal iselastic Heliopolitan contest
Reverse design Victory (?) standing right, with foot on globe facing Mercury standing left, with foot on globe and holding caduceus over corn ear; between, prize crown with palm branches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 13.61 g
Axis 6
Reference Sawaya 724–725 corr. (athletes)
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Note See also https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/88404 (Valerian). This seems to be a variant on the two athletes type. Strangely the figures seem to be naked, as if they were indeed athletes.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     ✸ CNG EA 355, 15 July 2015, lot 315
— —     M&M, 7 Dec. 1997, lot 269 (wing)
— —     Ronde C 605
— —     Savoca Coins Silver 143rd Silver, 18 Sept. 2022, lot 195