RPC I, 4224

 

Image of specimen #3

 

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-ΛΕΩΣ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ (to r., then to l., downwards in two lines), Θ
Edition Ἀντιοχέων τῆς μητροπόλεως τῆς ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου θʹ Ἀντιοχέων τῆς μητροπόλεως τῆς ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου θʹ
Translation of the metropolis, sacred and sanctuary (city) of the Antiochenes, (year) 9
Reverse design Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre; date in exergue; above Zeus, thunderbolt; left of Zeus and below throne, caps of the Dioscuri; all in wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 12.63 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: S de R
3 3     ✸ Richard McAlee coll., ex Naville Numismatics 98, 12 October 2025, lot 836 (catalogued as RPC I, 4216)