RPC IX, 1965A

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1965A
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 front
Reverse inscription COL ΔAMASCO METRO
Edition col(onia) Δamasco(s) metro(polis)
Translation the colony of 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 11.56 g
Axis 11, 12
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same rev. die as 1949/1–2, 1950/1–2, 5–6.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 114
2 2     CNG EA 341, 17 Dec. 2014, lot 71
3 3     Savoca EA 108 Silver, 31 July 2021, lot 364