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Image of specimen #5 |
URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/4829 json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
Volume | I |
Number | 4829 |
Province | Syria |
Region | Samaria |
City | Nysa-Scythopolis |
Reign | Caligula |
Person (obv.) | Caligula (Augustus) |
Issue | Year 103 |
Dating | AD 39/40 |
Obverse inscription | ΓΑΙΟΥ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΟϹ |
Edition | Γαΐου Καίσαρος |
Translation | of Gaius Caesar |
Obverse design | laureate head of Caligula, left |
Reverse inscription | ΝΥϹΑ Η ΚΑΙ ϹΚΥΘΟΠΟΛΙϹ, L ΓΡ (in field) |
Edition | Νῦσα ἡ καὶ Σκυθόπολις (ἔτους) γρʹ |
Translation | Nysa also called Scythopolis, of year 103 |
Reverse design | Tyche standing, left, holding wreath and sceptre |
Metal | copper-based alloy |
Average diameter | 20 mm |
Average weight | 6.87 g |
Axis | 12 |
Reference | Spijkerman 1, Barkay 7 |
Specimens | 6 (0 in the core collections) |
Note | The Sofaer coin confirms the reading of the rev. legend, which was the one given by Spijkerman. Although it is not visible on the illustration, he read ΝΥϹΑ Η ΚΑΙ [ ]Rosenberger similarly read 'ΝΥϹΑΝ..., perhaps for ΝΥϹΑ Η..., and ]ΟΠΟΛΙⳞ and ]ΘΟΠ[ are visible on the two pieces illustrated by Kindler. |
Correction | Corrected coin-type (post publication) |