RPC IV.3, 6706 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6706 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Bostra
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Faustina I (Diva)
Obverse inscription ΘΕΑ ΦΑΥϹΤΕΙΝΑ
Obverse design veiled and draped bust of the deified Faustina I, right
Reverse inscription ΝΤ Βο (Τ shaped as Ι or perhaps ΝΤ, Βο may be retrograde)
Reverse design three ears of barley tied together; in wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Axis 5, 6
Reference Kindler, Bostra 11(1), Spijkerman 15(1), BMC ('Nicopolis-Emmaus') 1
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC ('Nicopolis-Emmaus') 1, pl. XVII.10
2 2     J-SBF Spijkerman 15
3 3     Kirkbride 1947
4 4     IMJ: Rosenberger 11
5 5     IMJ: Rosenberger 12