RPC I, 4893

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4893
Province Syria
Region Judaea
City Ascalon
Reign Uncertain
Person (obv.) Uncertain
Issue Uncertain emperor: Claudius or Nero
Obverse inscription ΣΕ
Edition Σε(βαστός)
Translation Augustus
Obverse design laureate head, left; to right, altar
Reverse inscription ΑΣ
Edition Ἀσ(κάλων)
Translation Ascalon
Reverse design Phanebal, standing facing, holding harpa and shield with palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 6.50 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 101
Specimens 8 (6 in the core collections)
Note The altar on the obv. makes it unlikely that the coin was made before Nero: perhaps it is the smaller denomination corresponding to the larger coins of year 162.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L BMC 102
2 2     L BMC 101
3 3     L BMC 103
4 4     O
5 5     B
6 6     C: Leake
7 7     Beirut-AUB Baramki 56
8 8     Beirut-AUB Baramki 57