RPC II, 1994A

 

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Coin type
Volume II
Number 1994A
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Titus (Augustus)
Issue Orichalcum coinage AD 80/81
Obverse inscription IMP T CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS VIII
Edition Imp(erator) T(itus) Caes(ar) Vespasian(us) Aug(ustus) Co(n)s(ul) VIII
Translation Emperor Titus Caesar Vespasian Augustus, consul for the eighth time
Obverse design radiate head of Titus, right
Reverse inscription PON MAX TR POT P P COS V CENS
Edition Pon(tifex) Max(imus) Tr(ibunicia) Pot(estate) P(ater) P(atriae) Co(n)s(ul) V Cens(or)
Translation Chief Priest, with tribunician power, father of the fatherland, consul for the fifth time, censor
Reverse design winged caduceus between crossed cornucopias
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 11.50 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ R. McAlee, The Coins of Roman Antioch, Supplement No. 2 (2020), 389A = Ancient Imports , VCoins, May 2011