RPC IX, 2143

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2143
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Neapolis
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Person (obv.) Trebonianus Gallus (Augustus)
Issue Group 1, with Greek inscriptions
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Γ ΟΥΙ ΤΡΕΒ ΓΑΛΟϹ ϹΕΒ(ΑϹ)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Γ(άϊος) Οὐί(βιος) Τρεβ(ωνιανὸς) Γάλ<λ>ος Σεβασ(τός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Gallus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΦΛ ΝΕΑϹΠΟΛΕωϹ ΕΠΙϹ(Η)ΜΟ(Υ) ΝΕωΚΟΡΟΥ
Edition Φλ(αουίου) Νεασπόλεως ἐπισήμου νεωκόρου
Translation of Flavius Neapolis, distinguished neocorate
Reverse design inscription in five lines with, above, Mount Gerizim between star and crescent (or two palms), all in wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 11.28 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Harl, Neapolis 118–9
Specimens 9 (3 in the core collections)
Note For die links, see Harl p. 91
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1029, Chandon
2 2     P: 218
3 3     C: Grant
4 4     ✸ Yale: 2004.6.3737 Sternberg 34, 22 Oct. 1998, lot 263
5 5     CNG 90, 23 May 2012, lot 1243
6 6     CNG EA 210, 13 May 2009, lot 219
7 7     M&M GmbH 18, 5 Oct. 2005, lot 1666 (Righetti)
8 8     NAC 64, 17 May 2012, lot 1932
9 9     Rosenberger III, 111