RPC I, 4154

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4154
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Issue Year 29, cos XII
Dating Oct. – Dec. 3 BC
Obverse inscription ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ
Obverse design laureate head of Augustus, right
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟΥΣ ΘΚ ΝΙΚΗΣ, ΥΠΑ ΙΒ and ΑΝΤ (in field)
Reverse design Tyche of Antioch seated, right, with palm branch; before river god Orontes
Metal silver
Average diameter 41 mm
Axis 12
Reference Wr. 5, Prieur 53, McAlee 183
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Note 2 coins, 0.5 obv. die. Same obv. die, and as that used in year 28, and year 29, cos 13.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     G SNG 2762
2 2     P: 108
3 3     ✸ Berk Buy or Bid Sale 180, 16 Aug. 2012, lot 568
4 4     Gemini IX, 9 Jan. 2012, lot 255