RPC I, 4815

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4815
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Gadara
Reign Tiberius
Person (obv.) Tiberius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΤΙΒΕΡΙω ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ
Edition Τιβερίῳ Καίσαρι
Translation to Tiberius Caesar
Obverse design laureate head of Tiberius, right
Reverse inscription ΓΑΔΑΡΑ L ΡΑ
Edition Γάδαρα (ἔτους) ραʹ
Translation Gadara, of year 101
Reverse design veiled head of Tyche, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 4.64 g
Axis 12
Reference Spijkerman 14, J. Clark, INR 18 (2023), p. 100, 1e and pp. 102-4
Specimens 9 (0 in the core collections)
Note Year 101. IN the printed version of RPC I, this was originally attributed to Caligula.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     J-SBF
2 2     J-SBF Spijkerman 14
3 3     J-SBF Spijkerman 14
4 4     J-SBF Spijkerman 14
5 5     Rosenberger 19
6 6     IMJ Sofaer 13
7 7     INR 18, p. 104 no. 4b
8 8     ✸ INR 18, p. 104 no. 4a
9 9     CGT Coll.