RPC I, 4360

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4360
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Apamea
Reign Augustus
Issue Year 292 (ΒϘΣ)
Dating 21/20 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design bust of Demeter with wreath of ears of corn, right
Reverse inscription ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΒϘΣ
Edition Ἀπαμέων τῆς ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου βϙσʹ
Translation of the sacred and asylum (city) of the Apameans, (year) 292
Reverse design three ears of corn, various letters
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 6.01 g
Axis 11
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     JSW
2 2     P: Chandon
3 3     NY H.B. Wells
4 4     ✸ CNG EA 262, 17 Aug. 2011, lot 143
5 5     Sol Numismatik XV, 8 July 2023, lot 184