RPC I, 4743A

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4743A
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Ptolemais
Reign Augustus
Issue Year uncertain (Year 21 ?)
Dating 29/28 BC (?)
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Zeus, right; all in wreath
Reverse inscription ΠΤΟΛΕΜ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, [LΚΑ?]
Edition Πτολεμαέων ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ἔτους καʹ Πτολεμ(αέων) ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου (ἔτους) καʹ
Translation of the Ptolemaeans, of the sacred and inviolable (city), of year 21
Reverse design Tyche standing, left, with rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 4743B/1.
Note The date read as year 21 in Sofaer 115. This might require confirmation, especially as the obverse die is shared with a coin from year 29.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ IMJ Sofaer 115