RPC IX, 1963

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1963
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Damascus
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Person (obv.) Volusian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP GALLO VOLOSSIANO AVG
Edition Imp(eratori) Gallo Vol{o}<u>s{s}iano Aug(usto)
Translation to Emperor Gallus Volusianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL ΔAMAS METRO, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ - ϹΕΒΑϹΜΙΑ (on crown), Ι Ε
Edition Col(onia) Δamas(cos) Metro(polis) Ὀλυμπία Σεβασμία ἱε(ρὸς)
Translation the colony of Damascus, sacred metropolis; the Augustan Olympian (games)
Reverse design agonistic crown containing a palm and inscribed; below, ram’s head
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 10.64 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference SNG Glasgow 2462
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 2, 4: same obv. die. 3: same obv. die as 1963A/1. 3: same rev. die as 1963A/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
2 2     ✸ P: 1211, Chandon
3 3     G SNG 3462
4 4     NY: 1944.100.51966