RPC II, 1268

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1268
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Laodicea ad Lycum
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Issue No personal name
Obverse inscription ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Edition Οὐεσπασιανὸς Σεβαστός
Translation Vespasian Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ
Edition Λαοδικέων
Translation of the Laodiceans
Reverse design Zeus Laodiceus standing, left
Metal bronze
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 5.67 g
Axis 6
Reference BMC 178
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2, 4: same obv. die.
Note The style is very similar to that of coins of Ioulios Andonikos (1270).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 178
2 2     B: I-B KM p. 265, no. 14
3 3     Aphrodisias p. 12, no. 414
4 4     ✸ J. Clark coll.
5 5     Olympus Numismatik 8, 21 Oct. 2023, lot 311