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X, — (unassigned; ID 62945)
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Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/62945
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Volume
X
Number
— (unassigned; ID 62945)
Province
Syria Phoenice
Region
Phoenicia
City
Tyre
Reign
Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.)
Valerian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription
IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AV
Edition
Imp(erator) C(aesar) P(ublius) Lic(inius) Valerianus Au(gustus)
Translation
Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus
Obverse design
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription
COL TVRO MET(R)
Edition
Col(onia) Turo(rum) Metr(opolis)
Translation
Colony of the Tyrians, Metropolis
Reverse design
river- or lake-god, beardless, standing facing, head left; in left, reed with long drooping leaves; he places right above uncertain round object; in field left, murex shell
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
27 mm
Average weight
12.42 g
Axis
1, 7, 12
Specimens
4 (2 in the core collections)
Note
4 very worn; identification uncertain.
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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L: 1908,0110.1396
BMC 465
27
15.44
7
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NY: 1944.100.81950
25.9
11.99
7
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CNG E315, 20 Nov. 2013, 259
28
11.20
1
points to Ambrosial Rocks?
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CNG EA 357, 12 Aug. 2015, lot 304
26
11.03
12
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