RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 62998)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 62998)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.) Gallienus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG
Edition Imperator Caesar Publius Licinius Gallienus Augustus Imp(erator) C(aesar) P(ublius) Lic(inius) Gallienus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Gallienus Augustus
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Gallienus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL TVRO METR(O)
Edition colonia Tyro Metropolis col(onia) Tyro Metro(polis)
Translation colony of Tyre, metropolis
Reverse design Cadmus advancing right holding spear in left and beckoning behind him with right; to left, murex shell
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 16.39 g
Axis 1, 3, 7, 11, 12
Reference Rouvier 2539–2540 (Aeneas)
Specimens 16 (9 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     L: 1905,1006.3 BMC 489
— —     P: Y 28596.18
— —     P: AA.GR.15281
— —     P Babelon 2337
— —     P Babelon 2338
— —     NY: 1961.154.344
— —     NY: 1944.100.81957
— —     NY: 1944.100.81956
— —     NY: 1945.68.6
— —     Beirut-AUB: 302
— —     Bern SNG Righetti 2359
— —     CNG EA 307, 24 July 2013, lot 234
— —     CNG EA 307, 24 July 2013, lot 235
— —     CNG EA 442, 17 Apr. 2019, lot 820
— —     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 134, 11 Oct. 2004, lot 2209
— —     Noble 107, 18 Nov. 2014, lot 3501.4