RPC II, 2052

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 2052
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Domitian
Issue Year 198
Dating AD 87/8
Obverse inscription ΕΙ
Obverse design draped bust of Tyche, right
Reverse inscription ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ / ΘΕΑΣ / ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ / ΑΣΥΛΟΥ ΚΑΙ / ΝΑΥΑΡΧΙΔΟΣ, ΗϘΡ
Reverse design galley, left, stem terminating forward in volute; aphlaston at stern
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 12
Reference Rouvier 1297
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1737
2 2     L BMC 196
3 3     Leeds-UL: 1305
4 4     ✸ A. Tricarico coll. (ex Sol XI, 4 March 2023, lot 258)