RPC II, 1972

 

Image of specimen #15

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1972
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Issue Tetradrachms: group 7, year 3
Dating AD 70/1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ ΟΥΕϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Σεβαστὸς Οὐεσπασιανός Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Σεβαστὸς Οὐεσπασιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Augustus Vespasian
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 on a club to left; in left field, palm branch
Metal silver
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 14.15 g
Axis 1, 2, 12
Reference Wruck 85, McAlee 38
Specimens 15 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3, 5–6, 10: same obv. die. 7–9, 11–13: same obv. die.
Note 13 coins, 3 obv. dies, 1 shared with 1971 (single obv. die: 4)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 284
2 2     L BMC 1
3 3     B: Löbb.
4 4     NY
5 5     Tiberias 32
6 6     Schøyen VES 103 (West Bank hoard 1976 19/21)
7 7     Schøyen VES 214
8 8     Schøyen VES 215
9 9     Schøyen VES 350
10 10     Schøyen VES 411
11 11     Schøyen VES 471
12 12     Schøyen VES 503 ('Deir Samit' hoard 1993 14/27)
13 13     Schøyen VES 545 (Hebron hoard 1993 55/65)
14 14     Freiburg: 12286
15 15     ✸ A. Tricarico coll. (ex Monetae 30, bvp_632152)