RPC IV.3, 6675 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6675 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Syria
City Gadara
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Faustina II (Augusta)
Dating 161–176
Obverse inscription ΦΑΥϹΤΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Edition Φαυστῖνα Σεβαστή
Translation Faustina Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Faustina II, right
Reverse inscription ΓΑΔΑΡΕωΝ ΕΚϹ
Edition Γαδαρέων εκσʹ
Translation of the Gadarenes, 225
Reverse design draped bust of Zeus wearing diadem, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 7.00 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Spijkerman 49
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     J-SBF Spijkerman 49
2 2     J-SBF Spijkerman 49
3 3     ✸ NY: 1944.100.69353 SNG 1312
4 4     NY: 1961.154.193 SNG 1313
5 5     NY: 1944.100.69354 SNG 1314, date obscure
6 6     Bern: Righetti 2206
7 7     Frank Sternberg 34 (22/10/1998), 415, pl. XXV
8 8     Münster: M 5897