Province | Syria Phoenice |
City | Damascus |
Region | Syria |
Reign | Philip I |
Obverse inscription | M OTAC SEVERA AVG |
Obverse design | diademed and draped bust of Otacilia Severa, right, crescent at shoulders |
Reverse inscription | COL ΔAMA METRO |
Reverse design | in upper register, Fortuna seated left, on rock, holding fillet or diadem and cornucopia; in upper left field, ram leaping left, head right; before, Marsyas standing right, holding wineskin and raising hand; in lower register, four Tychai: the outer pair with hands raised towards Fortuna of Damascus; left of centre figure holding up uncertain object; right of centre figure sacrificing over altar |
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URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/147734 |
Reference | CNG EA 426, 8 Aug. 2018, lot 401 |
Diameter | 28.3 |
Weight | 17.97 |
Axis | 12 |
Note | the rev. has a large dome-shaped device in place of Marsyas, however, the die in question is identical to coin no. 2, so this is not a new type; possibly the result of an attempt to repair a major flaw in the die? |
External URI | https://www.coinarchives.com/a/openlink.php?l=1281789|2650|401|fb2305afb485c6c06a229ad7da9a62fc |