RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 81221)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 81221)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Coela
Reign Gallienus (sole reign)
Person (obv.) Gallienus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP GALLIHN
Obverse design laureate head of Gallienus, right
Reverse inscription AELI MVNICI COEL (or COLL)
Reverse design temple with four columns (arcuated lintel), enclosing male figure (Genius?) standing facing, looking left, holding small statuette and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 1, 6, 12
External URI(s) https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/cn.coela.1_ed.118
Specimens 16 (4 in the core collections)
Note The same temple and figure occurs on earlier coins of Coela (see RPC IX), where it was described as a 'Genius(?)'.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    B: 18262114, 1928 Bernhard-Imhoof
    NY: 1944.100.16575
    NY: 1944.100.16574
    NY: 1938.127.51
    CGT coll.
    CGT coll.
    CGT coll. = Dara EA 3, 6 Nov. 2021, lot 1615
    ✸ CGT coll. = Naumann 57, 3 Sept. 2017, lot 370
    Gorny & Mosch 160, 9 Oct. 2007, lot 1814
    J.-M. Doyen coll.
    Naumann 51, 5 March 2017, lot 263
    Savoca 13, 12 March 2017, lot 351
    Savoca 5th Blue, 24 Feb 2018, lot 765 ex Savoca 13, 12 March 2017, lot 352 ex Savoca 12, 22 Jan 2017, lot 355
    Solidus 18, 15 July 2017, lot 154
    Varbanov 3, 2959 (Hermes)
    VAuction 321, 10 Nov. 2016, lot 156