RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 72259)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 72259)
Province Galatia
Region Galatia
City Ancyra
Reign Septimius Severus
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Issue Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla (Augustus), and Geta (Augustus)
Dating AD 209/11
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟΥϹΤΟϹ
Edition Ἀντωνῖνος Αὔγουστος
Translation Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Caracalla, left, seen from rear, with spear and shield
Reverse inscription ΑΝΚΥΡΑϹ [ΜΗΤΡ?]
Edition Ἀνκύρας μητρ(οπόλεως)
Translation of Ancyra, metropolis
Reverse design female figure standing, seen from rear, head right, holding long torch (?), clasping hands (?) with Demeter (veiled) seated left on rock (?), holding corn ears and torch (?); in exergue, anchor
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 17.43 g
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note The shield on the obv. is decorated with a gorgoneion. The reverse description is not certain. SNG: 'Déméter assise à gauche, des épis dans les mains et s'appuyant sur un flambeau; dans le champ gauche, Homonoia (?) debout à droite, un flambeau embrasé dans les mains; au-dessous, ancre'.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     ✸ P: M 6624 SNG 2483
— —     Peus 410-411, 31 Oct. 2013, lot 743 = Peus 416, 28 Apr. 2016, lot 243