RPC II, 2285

 

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Coin type
Volume II
Number 2285
Province Judaea
Region Syria
City Caesarea Paneas
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Titus (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Agrippa II (king)
Issue Year 27
Dating AD 75/6
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΤΙΤΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒΑϹ
Edition Αὐτοκρ(άτωρ) Τίτος Καῖσαρ Σεβασ(τός)
Translation Emperor Titus Caesar Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Titus, right
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟ - ΚΖ ΒΑ / ΑΓΡΙ-ΠΠΑ
Edition ἔτο(υς) κζʹ βα(σιλέως) Ἀγρίππα
Translation year 27 of King Agrippa
Reverse design Nike standing, right, holding wreath and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 10.15 g
Axis 12
Reference Meshorer 40
Specimens 6 (0 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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