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 Imperator Valerianus Augustus 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 colonia Iulia Felix Sinope anno CCCXXVIIII 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

# Specimen 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.