RPC I, 4866

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 4866
Province Syria
Region Judaea
City Ascalon
Reign Roman Republic
Person (obv.) Cleopatra VII (queen)
Issue Year 55
Dating 50/49 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design diademed bust of Cleopatra, r.
Reverse inscription ΑΣΚΑΛΩΝΙΤΩΝ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, L ΝƐ (in field)
Reverse design eagle standing, l., on thunderbolt with palm over shoulder; to l., dove; in field monogram
Metal Silver
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 13.20 g
Axis 12
Reference Sv Ptol 1885, BMC 20
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Museum Bibliography
1     ✸ L BMC 20
2     Vat
3     Sv Ptol 1884