RPC III, 4098A

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 4098A
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Petra
Reign Hadrian
Issue Petra metropolis
Obverse inscription
Obverse design Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche, right
Reverse inscription Π Μ
Reverse design two cornucopias
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 14 mm
Axis 6, 7
Reference Spijkerman 1, Hendin 894
Specimens 11 (0 in the core collections)
Note The coins are said to be found at Petra, and it is suggested that Π Μ stands for ΠΕΤΡΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ. The coins look earlier than Trajan, but presumably cannot be. Included here with some hesitation, but added for completeness.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Sofaer 2
2 2     Spijkerman Petra 1
3 3     CGT coll., ex Forum Ancient Coins
4 4     Rosenberger IV, Petra 1
5 5     CNG EA 368, 10 Feb. 2016, lot 121
6 6     CNG EA 285, 22 Aug. 2012, lot 234
7 7     NAC 64, 17 May 2012, lot 1964
8 8     CNG EA 253, 6 Apr. 2011, lot 272
9 9     ✸ CNG EA 232, 28 Apr. 2010, lot 120
10 10     CNG EA 182, 20 Feb. 2008, lot 165
11 11     R. Effler coll.