RPC I, 4886


Image of specimen #6

Coin type
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Volume	I
Number	4886
Province	Syria
Region	Judaea
City	Ascalon
Reign	Claudius
Person (obv.)	Claudius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription	ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Edition	Σεβαστός Σεβαστός
Translation	Augustus
Obverse design	laureate head of Claudius?, right
Reverse inscription	Α Σ
Edition	Ἀσκαλωνιτῶν Ἀσ(καλωνιτῶν)
Translation	of the Ascalonites
Reverse design	Phanebal, standing facing, holding harpa and shield
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	20 mm
Average weight	6.04 g
Axis	12
Reference	BMC 78
Specimens	6 (3 in the core collections)
Note	Probably to be attributed to Claudius, as he is the only emperor with a right-facing laureate head and no altar on the obv. (issue of year ϚΜΡ); a similar countermark also appears on Claudian coins.

#	Specimen	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1	L	BMC 78	19	7.00	12	Obv.: GIC 142 (laureate (?) bust, r.)	Show
2	2	L	BMC 79	19		12		Show
3	3	L	BMC 80	19		12	coin has similar types, but different letter forms; a similar piece in B (Löbb, 5.04) has traces of ]ΟϹ on the obv., as in ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ (cf. Rosenberger 81 - line drawing).	Show
4	4	IMJ	Sofaer 63	16.8	3.67			Show
5	5	IMJ	Sofaer 51, as Augustus?	19	6.80			Show
6	6 ✸	IMJ	Sofaer 52, as Augustus?	27.4	6.70			Show