RPC II, 2055a

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 2055a
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Vespasian
Issue Year 188
Dating AD 77/8
Obverse inscription
Obverse design turreted and veiled head of Tyche, right; in front, star and aphlaston
Reverse inscription ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ΗΠΡ (above), ΑϚ (below)
Edition Σιδῶνος θεᾶς ηπρʹ αʹ ϛʹ
Translation of the goddess of Sidon, (year) 188, first semester
Reverse design galley, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 3.17 g
Axis 12
Reference Rouvier 1353
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1731
2 2     G Hunter III, p. 253, no. 29
3 3     B: Friedländer
4 4     CGT Coll