RPC IX, 2125

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2125
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Person (obv.) Volusian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C C VOLVSSIANVS P F AVG
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) G(aius) Volu{s}sianus P(ius) F(elix) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Volusianus Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL P (F) AV(G) F C CAES MET (PR) (S) PAL
Edition col(onia) P(rima) F(lavia) Aug(usta) F(elix?) C(oncordia?) Caes(ariensis) met(ropolis) pr(ovinciae) S(yriae) Pal(aestinae)
Translation the first Flavian colony of Augusta Felix(?) Concordia(?), Caesarea, metropolis of the province of Syria Palaestina
Reverse design nude Bacchus lying on panther advancing right, raising right hand, holding thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 12.24 g
Axis 1, 6, 7, 12
Reference BMC 214–7, Kadman II 224
Specimens 28 (12 in the core collections)
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