RPC IV.3, 10702 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 10702 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Neapolis
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Faustina II (Augusta)
Dating c. 147–161
Obverse inscription ΦΑΥϹΤΕΙ[ΝΑ] ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹΕ ϹΕΒΑ ΘΥΓΑ
Obverse design draped bust of Faustina II, right
Reverse inscription [ ]
Reverse design cult statue of Zeus Heliopolites/Baal of Neapolis(?) standing, facing, wearing kalathos, holding whip and two ears of corn; between two foreparts of bulls
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O
2 2     ✸ Savoca Coins Blue 202nd Weekly Blue, 23 Mar. 2024, lot 295 = A. Kaplun Coll.