RPC I, 4372

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4372
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Apamea
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Issue Year 28 (ΗΚ)
Dating 4/3 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Augustus, right
Reverse inscription ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΗΚ (in field), ΔΗ (in exergue)
Edition Ἀπαμέων τῆς ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ηκʹ ΔΗ
Translation of the sacred and asylum (city) of the Apameans, (year) 28, DE(?)
Reverse design Nike advancing, left, with wreath and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 8.69 g
Axis 12
Specimens 11 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 4: same obv. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     G SNG 3150
2 2     JSW
3 3     Lindgren A2038A ex Kovacs 13 (1981), lot 46
4 4     Elsen 23 (July 1980), lot 32
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     Leeds-UL: 1159
8 8     CNG MBS 57, 4 Apr. 2001, lot 860
9 9     ✸ CGT coll. = Savoca Monthly London Auction 5, 15 Mar. 2020, lot 449
10 10     P. Villemur coll. = CNG MBS 78, 14 May 2008, lot 1449
11 11     Richard McAlee coll.