RPC IV.3, 6365 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #13

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6365 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Bostra
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Faustina I (Diva)
Obverse inscription ΘΕΑ ΦΑΥϹΤ
Edition Θεὰ Φαυστ(εῖνα)
Translation Goddess Faustina
Obverse design veiled and draped bust of the deified Faustina I, right
Reverse inscription ΝΤ Βο
Reverse design three ears of barley tied together; in wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 14 mm
Average weight 1.73 g
Axis 2, 5, 6
Reference Kindler, Bostra 11(2), Spijkerman 15(2), BMC ('Nicopolis-Emmaus') 2
Specimens 13 (6 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC ('Nicopolis-Emmaus') 2, pl. XVII.11
2 2     Tel Aviv Kindler, Bostra 11, pl. I
3 3     J-SBF Spijkerman 15
4 4     J-SBF Spijkerman 15
5 5     J-SBF Spijkerman 15
6 6     P: 232, under 'Nicopolis-Emmaus'
7 7     P: 233, under 'Nicopolis-Emmaus'
8 8     NY: 1961.154.173 SNG 1183
9 9     NY: 1944.100.69251 SNG 1184
10 10     NY: 1944.100.69252 SNG 1185
11 11     Bern: Righetti 2519
12 12     Frank Sternberg 34 (22/10/1998), 461, pl. XXVII
13 13     ✸ Sol Numismatik XXIX, 29 June 2024, lot 254