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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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Private coll. = Meshorer pl. 15, 40
2 2     Private coll. = Meshorer pl. 15, 40a
3 3     J. Samel coll. = Heilige Land no. 197 = Künker 334, 17 Mar. 2020, lot 2172
5 5     IMJ Sofaer 243
6 6     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Naville Live Auction 57, 26 Apr. 2020, lot 241)
7 7     ✸ Galst coll. = CNG 118, 13 Sept. 2021, lot 790 = CNG 443, 1 May 2019, lot 269