RPC IX, 2043

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2043
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Person (obv.) Volusian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) G(aius) Vib(ius) Volusianus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Gaius Vibius Volusianus, Augustus
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Volusian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL TYRO MET
Edition col(onia) Tyro met(ropolis)
Translation colony of Tyre, metropolis
Reverse design baetyl with serpent twined round it; at right, murex shell; at left, palm tree
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 9.16 g
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
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