RPC IX, 1971

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1971
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Damascus
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Person (obv.) Volusian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP GALLO VOLOSSIANO AVG
Edition Imp(eratori) Gallo Vol{o}<u>s{s}iano Aug(usto)
Translation to Emperor Gallus Volusianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL ΔAMA METRO, Ι Ε
Edition col(onia) Δama(scos) Metro(polis) Ἰε(ρά)
Translation the colony of Damascus, sacred metropolis
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing draped bust of Fortuna, right; below, in a frame, ram running right, head left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 6.97 g
Axis 1
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18259239, 198/1886
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 341, 17 Dec. 2014, lot 68