RPC IX, 1965

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1965
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Damascus
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Person (obv.) Volusian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP GALLO VOLOSSIANO AVG
Edition Imperatori Gallo Volusiano Augusto 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 ΔAMASCO METRO
Edition colonia Δamasco metropoli col(onia) Δamasco metro(poli)
Translation in the colony Damascus, metropolis
Reverse design naked Ambrosia standing right, holding two vines, her feet growing from the earth
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.77 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P
4 4     F. Jarman coll.