RPC I, 4220

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4220
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Roman Republic
Issue Caesarian era, year 4
Dating 46/45 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 (to l., downwards in two lines), Δ
Reverse design Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre; date in exergue; above Zeus, thunderbolt; (letters or symbols in fields)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference McAlee 49
Specimens 9 (2 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Seyrig cast (notes 406)
2 2     Cop: 78
3 3     ✸ CNG EA 329, 25 June 2014, lot 272
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     Chris Scarlioli coll.
6 6     B Löbbecke
7 7     Beirut-AUB: 105
8 8     CGT coll.
9 9     Richard McAlee coll.