RPC III, 3861

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 3861
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Berytus
Reign Uncertain
Issue Small denominations
Dating Second century?
Obverse inscription
Obverse design Nike advancing left (occasionally right) with wreath and palm
Reverse inscription C B
Edition C(olonia) B(erytus)
Translation Colony of Berytus
Reverse design lituus left (or right)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 11 mm
Average weight 1.22 g
Axis 7, 12
Reference S 849–96, Rouvier 482–4
Specimens 11 (7 in the core collections)
Note Many variants: Nike l./C B; lituus l.: S 849-61; Nike l./C B (retrograde); lituus l.: S 862-4; Nike l./C B; lituus r.: S 865-74; C; Nike l./C B; lituus r.: S 875-84; Nike r./C B; lituus l.: S 885-8; Nike r./C B; lituus r.: S 889-94; Uncertain variety: S 895-6.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L BMC 39
2 2     L BMC 40
3 3     L BMC 41
4 4     L BMC 42
5 5     L BMC 43
6 6     L BMC 44
7 7     CGT coll., ex Gert Boersma
8 8     CGT coll. ex eBay Denant
9 9     T. Buggey coll. = Agora 82, 12 Feb. 2019, lot 61
10 10     Leeds-UL: 1248
11 11     Cop SNG 90