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
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, r
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟΥϹ ΝΕΟΥ ΙΕΡΟΥ Γ
Reverse design eagle with wreath in beak standing left, on club.; in left field, palm branch
Metal silver
Average diameter 27 mm
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

Number Number 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