RPC IX, 1976

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1976
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 head of Volusian, right, with traces of drapery
Reverse inscription COL ΔAMASO METROP, ϹΕΒΑϹΜΙΑ
Edition col(onia) Δamas<c>o(s) metrop(olis) Σεβασμία
Translation the colony of Damascus, metropolis, Augustan games
Reverse design wreath; beneath, ram’s head
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 7.79 g
Axis 7, 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 111
2 2     R. McAlee coll.