RPC I, 4876B

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4876B
Province Syria
Region Judaea
City Ascalon
Reign Uncertain
Issue Reign of Augustus (?)
Obverse inscription
Obverse design male head, right
Reverse inscription ΑΡ
Edition αρʹ
Translation (year) 101
Reverse design crescent and star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 12 mm
Average weight 2.13 g
Axis 12
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)
Note Attribution not certain. The attribution to Ascalon was made when /1 was thought to have the reading ΑΣ. However, it is now clear that the correct reading is ΑΡ, so there is no basis for an attribution to Ascalon. Perhaps Aradus?
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

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