RPC II, 312A (forgery)

 

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Coin type
Volume II
Number 312A (forgery)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Stobi
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitia (Augusta)
Obverse inscription DOMITIA AVGVSTA
Edition Domitia Augusta
Translation Domitia Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Domitia, right
Reverse inscription MVNNICI (sic) STOB
Edition mun{n}ici(pium) Stob(ensium)
Translation municipality of the Stobians
Reverse design temple with four columns on podium with two steps
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.83 g
Reference Josifovski Domitia 46
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note This is the only known coin of Domitia; moreover, the legends on obv. and rev. seem to be reengraved and the spelling of municipium on the reverse is odd. So some uncertainty must attach to the authenticity of the coin. Thanks to D. Williams, Osman Bey of Constantinople: a late 18th century forger of ancient coins, RN 2019, 361-383, it is now sure that this coin was created by Osman Bey (RN 2019, p. 366, n. 42).
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ St Petersburg: 2948