RPC II, 1906

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1906
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Titus (Caesar)
Issue Aureii and denarii: group 1 (ii) (gold)
Dating AD 70
Obverse inscription IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AV(G)
Edition Imp(erator) Caesar Vespasianus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Vespasian, Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right, with or without aegis
Reverse inscription IMP T FLAVIVS CAESAR AV(G)
Edition Imp(erator) T(itus) Flavius Caesar Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Titus Flavius Caesar Augustus
Reverse design laureate head of Titus, right
Metal gold
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 7.46 g
Reference BMCRE 496, RIC 351–1a
External URI(s) http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_1(2).ves.1528
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 2–3: same pair of dies.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1867,0101.643 BMCRE 496 pl 18.5
2 2     P: 417 BNC III, 314 = BMCRE pl. 18, 6
3 3     Rome: Gnecchi
4 4     Madrid: Alfaro 138
5 5     ✸ Münzen und Medaillen 28, 1964, lot 306 = Tkalec/Astarte Public Auction (Roman Gold Coins. Ferruccio Bolla Collection), 28 Feb. 2007, lot 23 = The New York Sale 48, 14 Jan. 2020, lot 197
6 6     NAC 23, 27 May 2002, lot 1505, 7.50 = Lanz 109, 2002, lot 353