RPC I, 4559

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4559
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Augustus
Issue Year 106
Dating 6/5 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design veiled head of Tyche, right
Reverse inscription ΣΙΔΩΝΙΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, L ϚΡ
Edition Σιδωνίων τῆς ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου (ἔτους) ϛρʹ
Translation of the Sidonians, the sacred and inviolable (city), of year 106
Reverse design eagle with palm standing, left, on prow; monogram(s) or Greek letters
Metal silver
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 6.36 g
Axis 12
Reference Prieur 1350
Specimens 9 (8 in the core collections)
Note The letters ΚΑΙ appear on the obv. behind the head, which was taken by Grant, FITA 127 to stand for ΚΑΙ(σαρ).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Rouvier 1326
2 2     P Bab 1698
3 3     ✸ P Bab 1699
4 4     L BMC 113
5 5     NY: 1944.100.71481
6 6     NY: 1944.100.71482
7 7     NY: 1944.100.71483
8 8     NY
9 9     V: GR 22156