RPC II, 1929B

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1929B
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Issue Aurei and denarii: group 5 (silver)
Dating AD 72
Obverse inscription IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII
Edition Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus Consul IIII Imp(erator) Caes(ar) Vesp(asianus) Aug(ustus) P(ontifex) M(aximus) Co(n)s(ul) IIII
Translation Emperor Caesar Vespasian Augustus, chief priest, consul for the fourth time
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription AVGVR TRI POT
Edition Augur Tribunicia Potestate Augur Tri(bunicia) Pot(estate)
Translation Augur, with tribunician power
Reverse design simpulum, sprinkler, jug and lituus
Metal silver
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 3.15 g
Axis 6
Reference RIC 1553
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 1929/1–4, 1929A/1, 3.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Private coll.
2 2     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 134, 11 Oct. 2004, lot 2662