RPC IX, 1960

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1960
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Damascus
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Person (obv.) Trebonianus Gallus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C VIB TREB GALLO AVG
Edition Imperatori Caio Vibio Treboniano Gallo Augusto Imp(eratori) C(aio) Vib(io) Treb(oniano) Gallo Aug(usto)
Translation to Emperor Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Gallus, right, with traces of drapery
Reverse inscription COL ΔAMAS METR(O)
Edition colonia Δamasco metropoli col(onia) Δamas(co) metro(poli)
Translation in the colony Damascus, metropolis
Reverse design turreted Fortuna seated on rock, left, holding uncertain object from which water flows and cornucopia; at her feet, swimming river god (Chrysoroas); in field, left, ram’s head
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 11.84 g
Axis 12
Reference Lindgren I, 2151
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies.

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.83739
2 2     Lindgren I, 2151