RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 63780)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 63780)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Heliopolis
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.) Valerian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) P(ublius) Lic(inius) Valerianus P(ius) F(elix) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Valerian Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL IVL AVG FEL HEL, CERT SACRVM / CAPIT OECVM / ISELASTI / HELIVP
Edition col(onia) Iul(ia) Aug(usta) Fel(ix) Hel(iopolis) cert(amen) sacrum Capit(olinum) Oecum(enicum) Iselasti(cum) Heliup(olitanum)
Translation the colony Julia Augusta Felix Heliopolis, the sacred Capitoline universal iselastic Heliopolitan contest
Reverse design prize crown from which two palms emerge and flanked by palms
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 14.38 g
Axis 2, 6, 12
Reference Sawaya 644–646
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
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