RPC II, 1903

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1903
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Titus (Caesar)
Issue Aureii and denarii: group 1 (i) (gold)
Dating Late AD 69/early 70 (?)
Obverse inscription IMP CAESAR VESPASIA AVG
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, left, with drapery on shoulder
Reverse inscription T ELAVI VESPASIANVS CAESAR
Reverse design laureate head of Titus, right
Metal gold
Average diameter 20 mm
Reference BMCRE 525, RIC 352
External URI(s) http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_1(2).ves.1524
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMCRE 525 pl. 19, 14
2 2     ✸ Schøyen = ex Christie, 6 Oct. 1987, lot 432 = Naviller XVIII, de Sartiges coll., 10 Oct. 1938, lot 148 = J. Hirsch, Consul Weber coll., 10 May 1909, lot 1196 = Hoffmann, Belfort coll., 20 Feb. 1888, lot 765
3 3     Helbing, 12 Oct. 1926, lot 1445