RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 72549)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 72549)
Province Galatia
Region Galatia
City Ancyra
Reign Caracalla
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Issue Reverses commemorating the Asclepian Games
Dating AD 214?
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΠΙΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Ἀντωνῖνος Πίος Αὔγουστος Ἀντωνῖνος Πίος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Antoninus Pius Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Caracalla, right
Reverse inscription ΑϹΚΛΗΠΕΙΑ ϹΩΤΗΡΕΙΑ ΙϹΟΠΥΘΙΑ ΜΗΤ ΑΝΚΥΡΑϹ, ΙΕΡΟϹ ΑΓΩΝ
Edition Ἀσκληπεία Σωτηρεία Ἰσοπύθια μητροπόλεως Ἀνκύρας ἱερὸς ἀγών Ἀσκληπεία Σωτηρεία Ἰσοπύθια μητ(ροπόλεως) Ἀνκύρας ἱερὸς ἀγών
Translation the Asclepian Soterian Isopythian (games), of the metropolis of Ancyra, sacred contest
Reverse design athlete, semi-nude, seated left, holding out prize crown with palm, and resting arm on throne; to left, urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 17.62 g
Axis 9
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    ✸ Leu EA 3, 25 Feb. 2018, lot 682