RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 72710)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 72710)
Province Galatia
Region Galatia
City Ancyra
Reign Septimius Severus
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Issue Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla (Augustus) and Geta (Caesar)
Dating AD 199/209
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΑΥ
Edition Ἀντωνῖνος Αὔγουστος Ἀντωνῖνος Αὔ(γουστος)
Translation Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust head of Caracalla, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΑΝΚΥΡΑϹ
Edition Μητροπόλεως Ἀνκύρας Μητροπ(όλεως) Ἀνκύρας
Translation of the metropolis of Ancyra
Reverse design Mên standing left, wearing Phrygian cap, sacrificing from patera over altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 16.81 g
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note Rev. very close to https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/72693 (Severus)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    L: 1979,0101.2679 ex vA (not in SNG)
    ✸ Leu 10, 24 Oct. 2021, lot 2279