RPC IV.3, 10934 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 10934 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Neapolis
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹ ΕΥϹΕ
Edition Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Καῖσαρ Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβασ(τὸς) Εὐσε(βής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Antoninus Augustus Pious
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΦΛ ΝΕΑϹ ΠΟΛΕωϹ ϹΥΡΙΑϹ ΠΑΛΕϹΤ ΕΤ ΠΗ
Edition Φλ(αουίας) Νέας Πόλεως Συρίας Παλεστ(ίνης) ἔτ(ους) πηʹ
Translation of Flavia Neapolis of Syria Palaestina, year 88
Reverse design Mount Gerizim with two peaks; between, ravine with sloping roadway; left peak with temple in perspective and steep stairway with shrines attached; right peak with shrine on top and trees at base; before Mount Gerizim, colonnade
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 25.08 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ O
2 2     R. Hoppensteadt coll. (ex Triton XXVI, 10 Jan. 2023, lot 575)