RPC IV.3, 9814 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 9814 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Antoninus Pius
Issue 'Pseudo-autonomous': Reign of Antoninus Pius
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕωΝ ΤΗϹ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕωϹ
Obverse design laureate-headed and draped bust of Apollo, right
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟΥϹ ΔϞΡ and above, numeral letter Α(?) Β(?) or Ι
Reverse design lyre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 13 mm
Axis 6, 11, 12
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 21185 (reading of numeral letter as 'A' only tentative)
2 2     B: 17697, numeral looks like B tooled to A
3 3     ✸ Yale: ex PRF
4 4     Private coll. CGT = Savoca Numismatik Blue 2 (04/05/2019), 916
5 5     J. Valentine coll. = Sol Numismatik X, 4 Feb. 2023, lot 115