RPC I, 4103

 

Image of specimen #29

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4103
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Uncertain Syrian mint of CA coinage II
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Obverse inscription
Obverse design head of Augustus, right
Reverse inscription C A
Edition C(aesar?) A(ugustus?)
Translation Caesar? Augustus?
Reverse design inscription in laurel wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 10.22 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 712, AMC 693, FITA 106 IIIC, RIC 495 = 500?, Howgego 4, McAlee 194
External URI(s) http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).aug.495
Specimens 30 (4 in the core collections)
Note The absence of a legend on the obv. may indicate that this variety was made earlier than the rest of the group.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 712
2 2     P: 933
3 3     P: 934
4 4 –24     see Howgego 14, n. 78
25 25     CNG MBS 78, R. Prideaux coll., 14 May 2008, lot 1406
26 26     CNG EA 255, 4 May 2011, lot 252
27 27     Agora Auctions Numismatic 38, 11 Aug. 2015, lot 99
28 28     B: 18213581
29 29     ✸ Richard McAlee coll.
30 30     Brisbane: N# 253