RPC IX, 1981

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1981
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Person (obv.) Trebonianus Gallus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C C VIBIVS TREBO GALLVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) G(aius) Vibius Trebo(nianus) Gallus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Gallus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL TYRO METR[O?]
Edition col(onia) Tyro metro(poli)
Translation at the colony Tyre, metropolis
Reverse design baetyl with serpent twined round it; at left, murex shell; at right, palm tree
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.99 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Rouvier 2476; Bab 2296
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1982,0112.3
2 2     P: 2296 Bab 2296, pl. XXXVII.29, rev.
3 3     B: Löbb.
4 4     ✸ Savoca, Blue auction 24, 21 Sept. 2019, lot 1138