RPC II, 1958

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1958
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Issue Tetradrachms: group 5, year 2
Dating AD 69/70
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 Β
Edition ἔτους νέου ἱεροῦ βʹ ἔτους νέου ἱεροῦ βʹ
Translation of the new sacred year 2
Reverse design eagle with wreath in beak on club to left; in left field, palm branch; crescent between eagle's legs
Metal silver
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 14.01 g
Axis 12
Reference McAlee 25
Specimens 9 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 5: same obv. die. 2, 7: same obv. die. 3, 6: same obv. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     O
2 2     1985 Hebron hoard I
3 3     NC 1991, p. 25, Hoard IV, 2 and pl. 10
4 4     Tiberias hoard 21 (pl. XX)
5 5     Schøyen VES 156
6 6     ✸ Schøyen VES 576
7 7     Schøyen VES 577
8 8     Ronde coll.
9 9     A. Tricarico coll.