RPC I, 4884

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4884
Province Syria
Region Judaea
City Ascalon
Reign Caligula
Person (obv.) Caligula (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Σ Ε
Edition Σε(βαστός)
Translation Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Caligula, left
Reverse inscription Α Σ
Edition Ἀσ(καλωνιτῶν)
Translation of the Ascalonites
Reverse design Phanebal, standing facing, holding harpa and shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 6.48 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 75
Specimens 8 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–6: same obv. die.
Note Attributed to Augustus by BMC because the E of the obv. legend was misread (on its side) as L ΙΡ. The portraits of Augustus and Tiberius are usually bare-headed, and the left-facing head also suggests a later date. Probably Caligula?
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 77
2 2     L BMC 75
3 3     L BMC 76
4 4     NY: 1944.100.63188 SNG 668
5 5     Rosenberger 80 (line drawing)
6 6     Beirut-AUB Baramki 53
7 7     ✸ IMJ Sofaer 62
8 8     Freiburg: 12553