RPC I, 4453A

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 4453A
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Gabala
Reign Caligula
Person (obv.) Caligula (Augustus)
Obverse inscription [ ]Δ
Edition ---δ [---]δ
Translation [---]d
Obverse design three corn ears and two poppies
Reverse inscription ΓΑΒΑΛΕΩΝ, ϹΕ
Edition Γαβαλέων ΣΕ— Γαβαλέων ΣΕ(—)
Translation of the Gabaleans, SE(?)
Reverse design winged caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 3.19 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference BMC 2
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Note ϹƐ suggests year 205 = AD 158, but the coin looks earlier, and ϹƐ occurs also on RPC I, 4453. The date may be on the obv., but the first digit is not legible.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1839,0919.561 BMC 2
2 2     Roma Numismatics EA 114, 23 Nov. 2023, lot 518
3 3     Private Coll.