RPC II, 2254

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 2254
Province Judaea
Region Galilaea
City Tiberias
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Agrippa II (king)
Issue Year 18
Dating AD 77/78
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΟΥΕϹΠΑ - ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ ϹΕΒΑϹΤω
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟΥ - ΗΙ ΒΑ / ΑΓΡΙ-ΠΠΑ
Reverse design Tyche with kalathos standing, left, holding cornucopia and two corn-ears
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 12
Reference Meshorer 14
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 140 Meshorer pl. 12, 14a
2 2     E. Grosswirth coll. = Meshorer pl. 12, 14
3 3     Sternberg XXIX, 1995, lot 164
4 4     ✸ IMJ Sofaer 195
5 5     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Savoca 108 Blue, 31 July 2021, lot 408)