RPC IX, 2173

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2173
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Neapolis
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Person (obv.) Volusian (Augustus)
Issue Group 2, with Latin inscriptions
Obverse inscription IMP C VOLVSIANVS P F AVG
Nominative Imperator Caesar Volusianus Pius Felix Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COLI NEAPOLI
Reverse design Mount Gerizim with temple in perspective, steep stairway and colonnade; below, eagle facing, head left, spreading wings
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 5, 6
Reference McClean 9542
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 2172/1–5, 2174/1–2, 4–6.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C McClean 9542
2 2     ✸ IMJ: 2012.001.33098 Sofaer 248