RPC II, 2283

 

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Coin type
Volume II
Number 2283
Province Judaea
Region Syria
City Caesarea Paneas
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Agrippa II (king)
Issue Year 27
Dating AD 75/6
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΟΥΕϹΠΑϹΙ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΩ
Edition Αὐτοκράτορι Οὐεσπασιανῷ Καίσαρι Σεβαστῷ Αὐτοκρά(τορι) Οὐεσπασι(ανῷ) Καίσαρι Σεβαστῷ
Translation to Emperor Vespasian Caesar Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟΥ - ΚΖ ΒΑ / ΑΓΡΙ-ΠΠΑ
Edition ἔτους κζʹ βασιλέως Ἀγρίππα ἔτου(ς) κζʹ βα(σιλέως) Ἀγρίππα
Translation year 27 of King Agrippa
Reverse design Tyche with kalathos standing, left, holding cornucopia and two corn-ears; in left field, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 15.82 g
Axis 12
Reference Meshorer 38
Specimens 15 (4 in the core collections)
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     P: 143
2 2     L BMC 13
3 3     L
4 4     NY: 1944.100.62869 SNG 284
5 5     J. Samel coll. = Das Heilige Land no. 195 = Künker 334, 17 Mar. 2020, lot 2170
6 6     Private coll. = Meshorer pl. 15, 38
7 7     Oslo Myntgalleri AS 28, 6 May 2022, lot 209 = Schøyen VES 421
8 8     A. Tricarico coll.
9 9     IMJ Sofaer 240
10 10     IMJ Sofaer 241
11 11     IMJ Sofaer 242
12 12     Galst coll. = CNG 118, 13 Sept. 2021, lot 784 = CNG EA 526, 2 Nov. 2022, lot 280
13 13     ✸ CNG EA 525, 19 Oct. 2022, lot 706
14 14     CGT coll. = CNG Auction 319, 31 Jan. 2014, lot 271
15 15     R. Effler coll.