RPC IX, 1970

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1970
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 ΔAMA METRO, COL
Edition Δama(scos) metro(polis) col(onia)
Translation the colony of Damascus, metropolis
Reverse design at left, horse standing right, foreleg raised; at right, bull standing left, foreleg raised; between them, cypress tree
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 10.24 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same rev. die as 1956/1, 1957/1–3, 1970A/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 117
2 2     CNG EA 168, 11 July 2007, lot 205