RPC III, 1927B

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 1927B
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Aeolis
City Cyme
Reign Uncertain
Obverse inscription ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ
Edition Ἱερὰ Σύνκλητος
Translation Sacred Senate
Obverse design draped bust of Senate, right
Reverse inscription ΑΙΟΛΕΩΝ ΚΥΜΑΙΩΝ
Edition Αἰολέων Κυμαίων
Translation of the Aeolian Cymeans
Reverse design Dionysus (?) standing left, pouring cantharus with his right hand, his left arm resting on column; at his feet, panther
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 3.37 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note The name ΑΙΟΛΕΩΝ ΚΥΜΑΙΩΝ figures only on coins of Nerva and Hadrian; the form Ω is also typical of coins struck in the second half of the first century AD.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ D. Kinney coll.
2 2     CGT coll. = Demos Auction 1, 17 April 2021, lot 225