RPC I, 4447

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 4447
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Laodicea ad Mare
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Claudius (Augustus)
Issue Year 96
Dating AD 48
Obverse inscription [ΤΙ?] ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΥ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ
Edition Τι(βερίου) Κλαυδίου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ
Translation of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Claudius, right; before, star
Reverse inscription ΙΟΥΛΙΕΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ, ϚϘ (in field), ΣΕ (in exergue)
Edition Ἰουλιέων τῶν καὶ Λαοδικέων ϛϙ ΣΕ
Translation of the Julians also called Laodiceans, (year) 96, SE(?)
Reverse design
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 9.73 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 32 ('Tiberius')
Specimens 9 (6 in the core collections)
Note The date 96 seems sure, though confirmation would be welcome. For a star on the obv., see introduction.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 32
2 2     ✸ G SNG 3181
3 3     Mu: 27
4 4     C: 569-1948
5 5     B: Morel
6 6     P: Seyrig
7 7     Lindgren 2073
8 8     Lindgren 2074
9 9     Donovan coll.