RPC IV.3, 6699 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6699 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Bostra
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Faustina I (Augusta)
Issue Early in the reign of Antoninus Pius
Dating c. 138–140
Obverse inscription ΦΑΥϹΤΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Edition Φαυστεῖνα Σεβαστή
Translation Faustina Augusta
Obverse design veiled and draped bust of Faustina I, right
Reverse inscription ΒΟϹΤΡΑ
Edition Βόστρα
Translation Bostra
Reverse design turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 6.10 g
Axis 6
Reference Kindler, Bostra 7
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.69247 SNG 1177
2 2     Tel Aviv Kindler, Bostra 7, pl. I