RPC IX, 2125

 

Image of specimen #24

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2125
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Person (obv.) Volusian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C C VOLVSSIANVS P F AVG
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) G(aius) Volu{s}sianus P(ius) F(elix) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Volusianus Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL P (F) AV(G) F C CAES MET (PR) (S) PAL
Edition col(onia) P(rima) F(lavia) Aug(usta) F(elix?) C(oncordia?) Caes(ariensis) met(ropolis) pr(ovinciae) S(yriae) Pal(aestinae)
Translation the first Flavian colony of Augusta Felix(?) Concordia(?), Caesarea, metropolis of the province of Syria Palaestina
Reverse design nude Bacchus lying on panther advancing right, raising right hand, holding thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 12.24 g
Axis 1, 6, 7, 12
Reference BMC 214–7, Kadman II 224
Specimens 28 (12 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1908,0110.1691 BMC 217
2 2     L: 1908,0110.1692 BMC 215
3 3     L: 1908,0110.1693 BMC 214
4 4     L: 1908,0110.1694 BMC 216
5 5     P: 124
6 6     P: 404, Vogüé
7 7     B: 393/1917
8 8     B: 535/1908
9 9     B: Löbb.
10 10     NY: 1944.100.69002 SNG 856
11 11     NY: 1944.100.69003 SNG 857
12 12     V: GR 22510
13 13     Haifa-MA: 3/18
14 14     Haifa-MA: 3/19
15 15     Haifa-MA: 3/20
16 16     J-MJA: 74/2984
17 17     J-MJA: 74/3078
18 18     IAA
19 19     IMJ Sofaer 173
20 20     IMJ: 78.02236
21 21     St Petersburg
22 22     Vat
23 23     CNG 37, 20 Mar. 1996, lot 978
24 24     ✸ CNG 97, 17 Sept. 2014, lot 545
25 25     CNG EA 263, 31 Aug. 2011, lot 285
26 26     NAC 64, 17 May 2012, lot 1903
27 27     Ritter, list 45, Dec. 1997, lot 769
28 28     Sternberg 34, 22 Oct. 1993, lot 225