RPC IX, 1962

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1962
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 ΔAMAS METRO, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ - ϹΕΒΑϹΜΙΑ (on crown), Ι Ε
Edition Col(onia) Δamas(cos) Metro(polis) Ὀλυμπία Σεβασμία ἱε(ρὸς)
Translation the colony of Damascus, sacred metropolis; the Augustan Olympian (games)
Reverse design agonistic crown containing a palm and inscribed; below, ram’s head
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 11.49 g
Axis 7
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18259244, Löbb
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 341, 17 Dec. 2014, lot 69