RPC I, 4587

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4587
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Nero
Issue Year 169
Dating AD 58/59
Obverse inscription
Obverse design head of Dionysus with ivy wreath, left
Reverse inscription ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, L ΘΞΡ
Edition Σιδῶνος θεᾶς (ἔτους) θξρʹ
Translation of the goddess of Sidon, of year 169
Reverse design cista in ivy wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 5.96 g
Axis 12
Specimens 8 (7 in the core collections)
Note The type was continued in the reign of Trajan.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P Bab 1723
2 2     NY
3 3     NY
4 4     L BMC 155
5 5     Cop SNG 238
6 6     O
7 7     B
8 8     ✸ J. Clark coll.