RPC II, 1916A

 

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Coin type
Volume II
Number 1916A
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Issue Aurei and denarii: group 3
Dating AD 70
Obverse inscription IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Caesar Vespasianus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Vespasian, Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription S P Q R OB C S
Edition S(enatus) Po(pulus)Q(ue) R(omanus) ob c(ives) s(ervatos)
Translation the Senate and the Roman People for saving citizens
Reverse design within wreath
Metal gold
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 7.78 g
Reference RIC 2, 1540; McAlee, The Coins of Roman Antioch, Supplement No. 2, p. 13, Fig. 18A, D
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Numismatica Ars Classica 102, 24 October. 2017, lot 504 (ex M&M 17, 1954, lot 660; NAC 72, 2013, lot 623) = R. McAlee, The Coins of Roman Antioch, Supplement No. 2, p. 13, Fig. 18A, D)