RPC I, 4568

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4568
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Augustus
Issue Year 102
Dating 10/9 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design temple with four columns on pediment; free standing column on each side
Reverse inscription ΣΙΔΩΝΙΩΝ, L ΒΡ
Edition Σιδωνίων (ἔτους) βρʹ
Translation of the Sidonians, of year 102
Reverse design Europa on bull, left; below, date
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 6.92 g
Axis 12
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1908.0110.1293 BMC 163
2 2     NY
3 3     ✸ Künker 124, 16 Mar. 2007, lot 8736