RPC V.2, — (unassigned; ID 66484)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.2
Number — (unassigned; ID 66484)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Alabanda
Region Caria
City Aphrodisias
Reign Septimius Severus
Person (obv.) Julia Domna (Augusta)
Magistrate Menestheus Isobounos (president of the college of the archons)
Obverse inscription ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ Α(Υ)ΓΟΥϹΤΑ
Edition Ἰουλία Δόμνα Αὐγούστα Ἰουλία Δόμνα Αὐγούστα
Translation Julia Domna Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Julia Domna, right
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧ ΤΩΝ ΠΕΡΙ ΜΕΝΕϹΘΕΑ ΙϹΟΒΟΥΝΟΝ ΑΦΡΟΔΕΙϹΙΕΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ ἀρχόντων τῶν περὶ Μενεσθεὰ Ἰσόβουνον Ἀφροδεισιέων ἐπὶ ἀρχ(όντων) τῶν περὶ Μενεσθεὰ Ἰσόβουνον Ἀφροδεισιέων
Translation under archons around Menestheus Isobounos, of the Aphrodisians
Reverse design the three Charites, outer ones holding corn ear and flower
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 14.94 g
Axis 6
Reference MacDonald Type 85
Specimens 7 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    L: 1844,0425.356 BMC 117 = MacDonald Type 85, O136–R239(a)
    L: 1840,1226.369 BMC 118 = MacDonald Type 85, O137–R239(b)
    L: 1979,0101.1846 SNG vA 2459 = MacDonald Type 85, O137–R239(a)
    ✸ P: 283 Waddington, Voyage, p. 273, no. 4 = Wa 2214 = Imhoof-Blumer 1908, p. 202, no. 10 = MacDonald Type 85, O138–R239(a)
    C: CM.LK.1149-R MacDonald Type 85, O139–R240(a)
    Nomos AG, 39, 28 Sep. 2025, lot 499
    Roma Numismatics Ltd, EA 91 (2 dec. 2021), lot 719