RPC I, 4947


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/4947 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	I
Number	4947
Province	Judaea
Region	Syria
City	Caesarea Paneas
Reign	Tiberius
Person (obv.)	Tiberius (Augustus)
Issue	Year 33
Dating	AD 29/30
Obverse inscription	ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ
Obverse design	bare or laureate head of Tiberius, r.
Reverse inscription	ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ ΤΕΤΡΑΡΧΟΥ, LΛΓ (in field)
Reverse design	temple with four columns
Metal	Æ
Average diameter	18 mm
Average weight	7.29 g
Reference	Meshorer 10
Specimens	4
Note	The style of this varietywithout a laurel branch seems rather different from RPC I, 4946, and to break thestylistic sequence from year 30 to 37; the explanation for this is not clear(different mint? imitation?).