RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 63021)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 63021)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.) Gallienus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AV
Edition Imperator Caesar Publius Licinius Gallienus Augustus Imp(erator) C(aesar) P(ublius) Lic(inius) Gallienus Au(gustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Gallienus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL TVRO MET, ωΚΕΑΝΟϹ
Edition colonia Tyro metropolis Ὠκεανός col(onia) Tyro met(ropolis) Ὠκεανός
Translation colony at Tyre, metropolis, Ocean
Reverse design Ocean reclining left, wearing crab’s claws on head, holding in left an oar and stretching out right toward Ambrosial Rocks from which water flows; in field, murex shell
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 13.72 g
Axis 11
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    P: Louis de Clercq 409
    ✸ NY: 1944.100.81972