RPC I, 4223

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4223
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Roman Republic
Issue Seleucid era, year 272
Dating 41/40 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Zeus, right
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ (to r., downwards in two lines) ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ (to l., downwards in two lines), ΒΟϚ
Edition Ἀντιοχέων τῆς μητροπό(λεως) τῆς ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου βοσʹ
Translation of the metropolis, of the sacred and sanctuary (city) of the Antiochenes, (year) 272
Reverse design Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre; date in exergue; above Zeus, thunderbolt; (letters or symbols in fields)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 12.07 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference McAlee 56
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 51
2 2     L BMC 25
3 3     NY
4 4     Cop SNG 81
5 5     ✸ VAuctions Triskeles Sale 26, 7 Dec. 2018, lot 473 = McAlee 56/1
6 6     Leeds-UL: 1049
7 7     Beirut-AUB: 108