RPC I, 4370

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4370
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Apamea
Reign Augustus
Issue Year 308 (ΗΤ)
Dating 5/4 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design head of Dionysus with wreath of ivy, right
Reverse inscription ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΗΤ
Edition Ἀπαμέων τῆς ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ητʹ
Translation of the sacred and asylum (city) of the Apameans, (year) 308
Reverse design Demeter standing, left, with torch, various letters
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 7.83 g
Axis 12
Specimens 6 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop SNG 302
2 2     P: Seyrig
3 3     P: 958
4 4     NY
5 5     O AMC 1469
6 6     ✸ R. Effler coll. (ex Bertolami EA 105, 22 Oct. 2021, lot 1101)