RPC II, 2288

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 2288
Province Judaea
Region Syria
City Caesarea Paneas
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Agrippa II (king)
Issue Year 29
Dating AD 77/78
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 - ΚΘ ΒΑ / ΑΓΡΙ-ΠΠΑ
Edition ἔτους κθʹ βασιλέως Ἀγρίππα ἔτου(ς) κθʹ βα(σιλέως) Ἀγρίππα
Translation of year 29, of King Agrippa
Reverse design Tyche with kalathos standing, left, holding cornucopia and two corn-ears
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 15.93 g
Axis 12
Reference Meshorer 44
Specimens 9 (3 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     G Hunter III, p. 291, no. 2
2 2     P: 144
3 3     NY: 1944.100.62870 SNG 285
4 4     Private coll. = Meshorer pl. 16, 44
5 5     Sternberg XXXIII, 1997, lot 180
6 6     IMJ Sofaer 246
7 7     IMJ Sofaer 247
8 8     ✸ Heritage Long Beach Signature Sale 3018, 5 Sept. 2012, lot 20094 (ex Heritage March 2012 Signature Sale 3003, 8 Mar. 2012, lot 20167)
9 9     A. Tricarico coll.