RPC II, 1955

 

Image of specimen #12

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1955
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Issue Tetradrachms: group 4, year 3
Dating AD 70/1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΟΥΕϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Οὐεσπασιανὸς Καῖσαρ Σεβαστός Αὐτοκρά(τωρ) Οὐεσπασιανὸς Καῖσαρ Σεβαστός
Translation Emperor Vespasian Caesar Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟΥϹ ΝΕΟΥ ΙΕΡΟΥ Γ
Edition ἔτους νέου ἱεροῦ γʹ ἔτους νέου ἱεροῦ γʹ
Translation of the new sacred year 3
Reverse design eagle with wreath in beak standing left, on club.; in left field, palm branch
Metal silver
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 14.44 g
Axis 12
Reference Wruck 84, McAlee 23
Specimens 12 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 2, 6, 10: same obv. die. 3, 5, 8–9: same obv. die.
Note 10 coins, 4 obv. dies (single obv. dies: 1, 7)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Fox
2 2     Tiberias hoard 18
3 3     Prieur coll. = Lanz 42, 1987, lot 478 = CNG Triton XXII, 8 Jan. 2019, lot 580
4 4     McAlee coll.
5 5     Schøyen VES 118
6 6     Schøyen VES 300
7 7     Schøyen VES 480
8 8     Schøyen VES 485 = ex Hirsch 197, 1993, lot 844
9 9     Schøyen VES 555
10 10     Schøyen VES 593 = ex Ahlstrøm 51, 1995, lot 1796
11 11     A. Tricarico coll.
12 12     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 147, 7 Mar. 2006, lot 1874