RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 73885)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 73885)
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pisidia
City Olbasa
Reign Caracalla
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C M AVR ANTONINVM AVG
Edition Imperator Caesarem Marcum Aurelium Antoninum Augustum Imp(erator) C(aesarem) M(arcum) Aur(elium) Antoninum Aug(ustum)
Translation for Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Caracalla (bearded), right
Reverse inscription C IVL AVG I C (or F?) OLBASENOR
Edition Colonia Iulia Augusta Olbasenorum C(olonia) Iul(ia) Aug(usta) Olbasenor(um)
Translation the colony Julia Augusta I C(?) of the Olbasans
Reverse design temple with two columns enclosing veiled goddess, standing facing, holding apple (?) and Eros (?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 9.76 g
Axis 6
Reference vA Olbasa 16
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note vA identifies the goddess as Aphrodite. Hence the apple and Eros (which looks quite like a Nike).
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     ✸ B vA Olbasa pl. 2, 16
— —     Afyon Ashton, Pisidia 92