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X, — (unassigned; ID 62911)
Image of specimen #—
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/62911
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Volume
X
Number
— (unassigned; ID 62911)
Province
Syria Phoenice
Region
Phoenicia
City
Tyre
Reign
Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.)
Valerian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription
IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG
Edition
Imp(erator) C(aesar) P(ublius) Lic(inius) Valerianus Aug(ustus)
Translation
Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus
Obverse design
laureate and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription
COL TVRO MET
Edition
col(onia) Turo(rum) Met(ropolis)
Translation
Colony of the Tyrians, Metropolis
Reverse design
Astarte standing facing, placing right hand on trophy, being crowned from behind by Victory, standing left on column;; at her feet, on left, Marsyas; on right, palm tree or murex shell
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
28 mm
Average weight
14.22 g
Axis
12
Reference
Rouvier 2490
Specimens
3 (2 in the core collections)
Note
Rouvier 2491, the same type with foot on galley, does not seem to exist.
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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L: 1900,0707.242
BMC 449
29
13.50
12
METRO
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NY: 1944.100.81922
29.2
13.72
12
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Yale: 2001.87.10528
27
15.45
12
METR
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