RPC II, 619

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 619
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Apamea
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES VESPASIANVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) Vespasianus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Vespasian Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription COL IVL CONC AVG APAM, D D (in field)
Edition col(onia) Iul(ia) Conc(ordia) Aug(usta) Apam(ea) d(ecreto) d(ecurionum)
Translation Colony of Julia Concordia Augusta Apamea, by decree of the decurions
Reverse design Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 22.29 g
Reference Rec 41 corr.
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies.
Note The obv. legend, read by Rec as referring to Titus, is clear on 2-3
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 219 Rec pl. XXXVIII.12
2 2     Amsterdam
3 3     ✸ Private coll. Arminus (ex MünzZentrum 78, Sept. 1994, lot 160 = Hirsch 181, 1994, lot 558)