RPC I, 4858

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4858
Province Syria
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Claudius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription [ ] ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒ[ΑΣΤΟΣ]
Edition [---] Κλαύδιος Καῖσαρ Σεβαστός
Translation [---] Claudius Caesar Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Claudius, right
Reverse inscription OB C S
Edition ob c(ivis) s(ervatos)
Translation for saving citizens
Reverse design inscription in wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 12.17 g
Axis 12
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 4859/1.
Note Presumably minted between 44 and 50, after the death of Agrippa I and before 4859.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O
2 2     Qedar coll.
3 3     ✸ Goldberg 41, 27 May 2007, lot 2439
4 4     Naumann 91, 5 July 2020, lot 195