RPC I, 4224

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4224
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Roman Republic
Issue Caesarian era, year 9
Dating 41/40 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Zeus, right
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ (to r., downwards in two lines) ΛΕΩΣ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ (to l., downwards in two lines), Θ
Edition Ἀντιοχέων τῆς μητροπόλεως τῆς ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου θʹ
Translation of the metropolis, of the sacred and sanctuary (city) of the Antiochenes, (year) 9
Reverse design Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre; date in exergue; above Zeus, thunderbolt; all in wreath (letters or symbols in fields)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 11.20 g
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: S de R
2 2     ✸ Naumann 109, 17 Oct. 2021, lot 73