On the reverse of a bronze coin dated to the time of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius, a female figure is depicted, who is identified with the mythical queen of Thrace Rodopi, husband of Haemus. She is depicted sitting on a rock, on which she rests her right arm, while with her left hand she holds three flowers. There is a small tree behind her. The coin was issued by the Mint of Philippopolis, when the Province of Rhodope was ruled by M. Pontius Sabinus under the office of Legatus Augusti pro praetore provinciae Thraciae. The information is given by the coin itself, on which we read the inscriptions IΗΓΕΜ Μ ΠΟΝΤ ϹΑΒΕΙΝΟV ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟ and ΡΟΔΟΠΗ.
Caption Bronze coin from Philippopolis depicting queen Rhodope seated on a rock
Mythic people Haemus (Mythical king) ,Rhodope (Queen )
Type Coin
Artist/Creator Philippopolis mint
Current position Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques, Paris
Index number 1285
Dating 145-153 AD
Notes
Coin cn coin 13221 < Corpus Nummorum
LIMC VII Rhodope αρ. 2 σ. 637-638.
Varbanov, The Coinage of Philippopolis. Τομ. II Catalogue 2, Bourgas 2019 σ. 43, αρ. VI.9.2.1.
Heuchert, RPC IV: Roman Provincial Coinage. Τομ. IV: From Antoninus Pius to Commodus (AD 138–192), αρ. 7429
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