RPC II, 2273

 

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Coin type
Volume II
Number 2273
Province Judaea
Region Syria
City Caesarea Paneas
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Agrippa II (king)
Issue Year 26
Dating AD 74/75
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ ΟΥΕϹ ΚΑΙ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΩ
Edition Αὐτοκράτορι Οὐεσπασιανῷ Καίσαρι Σεβαστῷ Αὐτοκ(ράτορι) Οὐεσ(πασιανῷ) Καί(σαρι) Σεβαστῷ
Translation to Emperor Vespasian Caesar Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟ - ΚϚ ΒΑ / ΑΓΡΙΠ-ΠΑ
Edition ἔτους κϛʹ βασιλέως Ἀγρίππα ἔτο(υς) κϛʹ βα(σιλέως) Ἀγρίππα
Translation of year 26 of King Agrippa
Reverse design Tyche with kalathos standing, left, holding cornucopia and two corn-ears
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 16.02 g
Axis 12
Reference Meshorer 30b-c corr.
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die.
Note The present chronology adopts the date of AD 60/1 for year 1 of the era used by Agrippa II, which solves a number of issues but gives the problem of having large number of issues of posthumous coinage for Vespasian and Titus.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ A. Reifenberg coll. = Meshorer pl. 14. 30b
2 2     A. Reifenberg coll. = Meshorer pl. 14. 30c
3 3     IMJ Sofaer 224