RPC II, 2234

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 2234
Province Judaea
Region Syria
City Gaba
Reign Vespasian
Issue Year 136
Dating AD 77/8
Obverse inscription ΦΛΑ ΟΥ(?) ϹΕΒΑϹ
Edition Φλά(ουϊος) Οὐ(έσπασιανὸς) Σεβασ(τός)
Translation Flavius Vespasianus Augustus
Obverse design veiled female head to right
Reverse inscription ΓΑΒΗ, ΡΛϚ (to l.)
Edition Γαβη(νῶν) ρλϛʹ
Translation of the Gabaeans, 136
Reverse design Nike standing, left, holding wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 3.47 g
Axis 12
Reference Kindler 7
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Note For obv. legend (which isuncertain), see introduction. A Stein and H. Gitler have confirmed that thehead on the obv. is female, since it has a chignon and an earring.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     IMJ: 2334 Rosenberger 3
2 2     IMJ Sofaer 2
3 3     ✸ CNG 123, 23 May 2023, lot 437