RPC I, 4221

 

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4221
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Roman Republic
Issue Caesarian era, year 5
Dating 45/44 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), Ε
Edition Ἀντιοχέων τῆς μητροπόλεως καὶ ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου καὶ αὐτονόμου εʹ
Translation of the metropolis and of the sacred and sanctuary and autonomous (city) of the Antiochenes, (year) 5
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 weight 12.50 g
Reference McAlee 50
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Seyrig cast
2 2     McAlee coll. illustrated p. 75, 50
4 4     NY