RPC I, 4209

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4209
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Roman Republic
Issue Year 3
Dating 64/63 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design bust of Artemis, right, quiver at shoulder
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ (to r., downwards) ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ (to l., downwards), Γ
Edition Ἀντιοχέων τῆς μητροπόλεως γʹ
Translation of the metropolis of the Antiochenes, 3
Reverse design Apollo, standing left, holding laurel branch in right hand, leaning on column
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 13 mm
Average weight 2.05 g
Reference McAlee 78
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note Could this type be pre-Roman (cf. Cop 72)? Year 3 and not 10, so 64/63 BC

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 46 This coin illustrated by McAlee (p. 91, n° 78)
2 2     ✸ Aphrodite Art Coins G8, 1-2 March 2025, lot 249