RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 81537)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 81537)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Paphlagonia
City Sinope
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.) Valerian (Augustus)
Issue Year CCCXXVIIII = 329
Dating AD 259/60
Obverse inscription IMP VALERIANVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Valerianus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Valerian Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription C I F S AN CCCXXVIIII
Edition c(olonia) I(ulia) F(elix) S(inope) an(no) CCCXXVIIII
Translation Colony of Julia Felix Sinope, in the year 329
Reverse design draped bust of Sarapis, right, wearing kalathos
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.90 g
Axis 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Reference Rec 163; Manisse 595-596 ('après l'an 320') and 597–599 ('329')
Specimens 12 (1 in the core collections)
Note Year not certain - probably 329: see comments on specimens.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     P: 821 Rec 163, pl. 28.25 = Manisse 597 ('CCCXX//VIIII')
— —     Istanbul: 650/456 Manisse 599 ('CCCXXVIII')
— —     Sinop: 8-1-80A Casey 407 (reading CCCXXIII) = Manisse 595 ('CCCXX[ ]')
— —     Sinop: 2-1-2000 Manisse 596 ('CCCXX[ ]')
— —     Sinop: 24-3-80 Sinop 409 = Manisse 598 ('[C]C[CX]X[//VIII']
— —     Sinop: 2015.05 Sinope hoard 113 (CCCXXX[IIII])
— —     Sinop: 2015.48 Sinope hoard 114 (CCCVXXIIII)
— —     Sinop: 2015.46 Sinope hoard 115 (CCCXXXV, Fortuna)
— —     Sinop: 2015.147 Sinope hoard 116 ([C]CCXXV, Fortuna)
— —     Sinop: 2015.26 Sinope hoard 117 ([C]CCXXV, Fortuna)
— —     ✸ Falghera 2658 (Gallienus, Tyche (?))
— —     R Bourne Coll.