RPC II, 1999

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1999
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Titus (Caesar)
Issue Orichalcum coinage
Dating AD 74
Obverse inscription T CAES • IMP •
Edition T(itus) Caes(ar) Imp(erator)
Translation Titus Caesar Commander
Obverse design laureate head of Titus, right
Reverse inscription VESP • - PON • TR • P •
Edition Vesp(asianus) Pon(tifex) Tr(ibunicia) P(otestate)
Translation Vespasian, chief priest, with tribunician power
Reverse design winged caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 2.84 g
Axis 6
Reference RIC 808, McAlee 82
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 10766
2 2     V. Prokhorov coll.
3 3     ✸ A. Tricarico coll. (ex Sol XXIII, 13 Jan. 2024, lot 608)