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X, — (unassigned; ID 88192)
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Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/88192
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Volume
X
Number
— (unassigned; ID 88192)
Province
Galatia-Pontus
Region
Galatia
City
Ancyra
Reign
Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.)
Gallienus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription
[ Π]ΟΠΛ [ϹΑ] ΛΙΚΙΝ[ ]
Obverse design
radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus (?), right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription
ΜΗΤΡΟΠ [Β] Ν ΑΝΚΥΡΑϹ
Reverse design
two temples, each showing two columns and facing one another obliquely; within each temple, thymiaterion
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
25 mm
Specimens
2 (1 in the core collections)
Note
Previously attributed to Macrinus (see also Burrell, p.172). The reading of the obverse legend and the identity of the portrait are not certain. ϹΑ would suggest Saloninus, but the 'portrait' seems too mature. See also https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/74348 (same die).
Specimens of this coin type
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P: R 3850
SNG 2530 (Macrinus)
8.15
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SPQR Collection 1, 12 July 2024, lot 285
24.6
10.60
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