RPC IX, 1856

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1856
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Laodicea ad Mare
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Person (obv.) Trebonianus Gallus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Γ ΟΥΙΒ ΤΡΕΒ ΓΑΛΛΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Γ(άϊος) Οὐίβ(ιος) Τρεβ(ωνιανὸς) Gάλλος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL LAOD METROPOLEOS, Δ Ε
Edition col(onia) Laod(iceae) Metropoleos δʹ ἐ(παρχιῶν)
Translation colony of Laodicea, metropolis, of the 4 eparchies
Reverse design Fortuna standing right, with rudder and two small figures
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 16.18 g
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference SNG G 3229
Specimens 15 (10 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3–4, 8–10: same pair of dies. 1–11: same obv. die as 1851/83 (Antioch), 1854/1–14, 1855/1–15.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1975,0411.173
2 2     P: 1276
3 3     P: 1285
4 4     P: 1381, Chandon
5 5     B: 18257992, 217/1932
6 6     B: 255/1884
7 7     B: Löbb.
8 8     G SNG 3229
9 9     NY: 1944.100.66490
10 10     NY: 1944.100.66491
11 11     Beirut-AUB: 398
12 12     CGT coll.
13 13     Freiburg: 12421
14 14     R. McAlee coll.
15 15     R. McAlee coll. = Priapus Numismatics 7, 12 Jan. 2025, lot 215