RPC I, 4895

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4895
Province Syria
Region Judaea
City Gaza
Reign Augustus
Issue Year 66
Dating AD 5/6
Obverse inscription Γ-Α
Edition Γά(ζα)
Translation Gaza
Obverse design draped bust of Tyche, right
Reverse inscription L ΞϚ, 𐤌 (to r.)
Edition (ἔτους) ξϛʹ 𐤌
Translation of year 66, mem
Reverse design ear of corn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 5.75 g
Axis 12
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1921,0607.1
2 2     P: 148 BMC, pl. XLI.7
3 3     J-MJA A. Kushnir-Stein, ‘Gaza Coinage dated L IC - a reappraisal’, SNR 74 (1995), p. 55 no. 6 and pl. 2
4 4     ✸ IMJ Sofaer 43
5 5     CNG 41, 19 Mar. 1997, lot 774
6 6     Holyland Auction 17, 31 Oct. 2021, lot 374
7 7     NY: 2021.42.30
8 8     CNG EA 531, 25 Jan. 2023, lot 637