RPC I, 4447

 

Image of specimen #2

 

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
Obverse design laureate head of Claudius, right; before, star
Reverse inscription ΙΟΥΛΙΕΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ, ϚϘ (in field), ΣΕ (in exergue)
Reverse design
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
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.

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.