RPC IV.2, 17459 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 17459 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Blaundus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Magistrate —A. Sel. —anou (?) (archon (?))
Issue 'Pseudo-autonomous'
Dating c. 166–180, probably 169–175
Obverse inscription ΔΗΜΟϹ ΒΛΑΥΝΔΕΩΝ (Δs with long serifs)
Obverse design head of the Demos (youthful), right
Reverse inscription [ΕΠΙ Α ϹΕΛ?] [ ]ΙΑΝΟΥ ΑΡ[Χ?]
Reverse design river-god Hippourios reclining, left, holding long reed and cornucopia, resting on water-urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Reference J. Scholz, NZ 43 (1910), $, no. 128, Matern –, Martin, Demos –
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ J. Scholz, NZ 43 (1910), , no. 128 (reading the tooled reverse legend as 'ΕΠΙ A CEΛ ΠEYNIANOY AΡX'), followed by GRPCL Blaundos 48