RPC II, 1945

 

Image of specimen #41

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1945
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Issue Tetradrachms: group 3, year 2
Dating AD 69/70
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤ ΚΑΙΣΑ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ
Edition Αὐτοκράτ(ορος) Καίσα(ρος) Οὐεσπασιανοῦ
Translation of Emperor Caesar Vespasian
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟΥΣ Β ΙΕΡΟΥ
Edition ἔτους βʹ ἱεροῦ
Translation of year 2, sacred
Reverse design eagle standing, left, on club; in field, palm branch
Metal silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 14.32 g
Axis 12
Reference Wruck 79, McAlee 334
Specimens 42 (9 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 6, 11: same obv. die. 2, 10, 13, 19: same obv. die. 3, 15, 32, 40: same obv. die. 4, 30: same obv. die. 7, 9: same obv. die. 8, 22: same obv. die as 1947/6. 14, 31: same obv. die. 16, 36: same obv. die. 21, 28: same obv. die. 33, 38–9: same obv. die.
Note 40 coins, at least 22 obv. dies (single obv. dies: 5; 12; 18; 20; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 29; 34; 35 and 37)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 230
2 2     O
3 3     O
4 4     O
5 5     G Hunter III, p. 159, no. 131
6 6     P: 279
7 7     Mu
8 8     B: Fox
9 9     NY: 1944.100.61945
10 10     IMJ
11 11     J-R
12 12     Tiberias hoard 24
13 13     Tiberias hoard 24
14 14     Tiberias hoard 24
15 15     Tiberias hoard 24
16 16     Prieur coll.
17 17     McAlee coll.
18 18     Hirsch, 28–30 May, 1962, lot 352
19 19     J. Schulman, 28–30 May 1973, lot 1400
20 20     R. Myers 13, 9 Dec. 1976, lot 307
21 21     Trade Baldwin 1977 = Walker 1479
22 22     Schøyen VES 105
23 23     Schøyen VES 158
24 24     Schøyen VES 195
25 25     Schøyen VES 196
26 26     Schøyen VES 234
27 27     Schøyen VES 259 = ex Coin Galleries MBS, 1 June 1970, lot 978
28 28     Schøyen VES 295
29 29     Schøyen VES 388
30 30     Schøyen VES 391 = ex MM FPL 540, Feb. 1991, lot 220
31 31     Schøyen VES 395
32 32     Schøyen VES 397
33 33     Schøyen VES 431
34 34     Schøyen VES 442 = ex Hirsch 175, 1992, lot 775
35 35     Schøyen VES 454
36 36     Schøyen VES 455
37 37     Schøyen VES 538
38 38     Schøyen VES 567
39 39     Schøyen VES 568
40 40     Schøyen VES 569
41 41     ✸ Hirsch 352, 25 Sept. 2019, lot 2820 (ex Hirsch 346, 13 Feb. 2019, lot 2545)
42 42     A. Tricarico coll. (ex VAuctions 261, 24 Mar. 2011, lot 9)