RPC IX, 1939

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1939
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Emesa
Reign Uranius Antoninus
Person (obv.) Uranius Antoninus (Augustus)
Issue Group 5: imperial coinage
Obverse inscription L IVL AVR SVLP VRA ANTONINVS
Edition L(ucius) Iul(ius) Aur(elius) Sulp(icius) Ura(nius) Antoninus
Translation Lucius Julius Aurelius Sulpicius Uranius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Uranius Antoninus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription SPES VICTRIX
Edition Spes Victrix
Translation Victorious Hope
Reverse design Spes standing left, holding flower and raising skirt
Metal gold
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 5.90 g
Axis 12
Reference Baldus II a
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 1937/1, 1938/1, 1943/1–2, 1945/1–2.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Künker 280, 26 Sept. 2016, lot 816 = Baldus IIa = ex Private coll.