RPC IV.3, 6706 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6706 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Bostra
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Faustina I (Diva)
Obverse inscription ΘΕΑ ΦΑΥϹΤΕΙΝΑ
Edition Θεὰ Φαυστεῖνα Θεὰ Φαυστεῖνα
Translation goddess Faustina
Obverse design veiled and draped bust of the deified Faustina I, right
Reverse inscription ΝΤ Βο (Τ shaped as Ι or perhaps ΝΤ, Βο may be retrograde)
Edition Νέας Τραιανῆς βόστρας Ν(έας) Τ(ραιανῆς) βό(στρας)
Translation of Nea Traiana Bostra
Reverse design three ears of barley tied together; in wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 2.50 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference Kindler, Bostra 11(1), Spijkerman 15(1), BMC ('Nicopolis-Emmaus') 1
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC ('Nicopolis-Emmaus') 1, pl. XVII.10
2 2     J-SBF Spijkerman 15
3 3     Kirkbride 1947
4 4     IMJ: Rosenberger 11
5 5     IMJ: Rosenberger 12