RPC I, 4218

 

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4218
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Roman Republic
Issue Caesarian era, year 2
Dating 48/47 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Zeus, right
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ ΚΑΙ (to r., downwards in two lines) ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ, Β
Edition Ἀντιοχέων τῆς μητροπόλεως καὶ ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου καὶ αὐτονόμου βʹ Ἀντιοχέων τῆς μητροπόλεως καὶ ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου καὶ αὐτονόμου βʹ
Translation of the metropolis and sacred and sanctuary and autonomous (city) of the Antiochenes, (year) 2
Reverse design Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre; date in exergue; above Zeus, thunderbolt; all in laurel wreath; (letters or symbols in fields)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average weight 12.20 g
Reference McAlee 45
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY
2 2     B: Fox
3 3     Milan