RPC I, 4887

 

Image of specimen #18

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4887
Province Syria
Region Judaea
City Ascalon
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Claudius (Augustus)
Issue Year 156
Dating AD 52/3
Obverse inscription ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Obverse design laureate head of Claudius, l; to left, altar
Reverse inscription ΑΣΚΑΛΩ, ϚΝΡ Β (to r.)
Reverse design Tyche-Astarte standing, left, on prow holding sceptre and aplustre; to left, altar; to right, dove
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 12
Reference BMC 84
Specimens 18 (11 in the core collections)
Note There is no ΒΡ on (at least) coins 2 and 8. According to M. Robinson, "the date seems to be written either as ϚNP, ϚNP/B, or ϚN/BP. The latter two presumably indicate year 156 second half. No coin appears to have two P's as implied in the description".
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 85
2 2     L BMC 84
3 3     L BMC 86
4 4     L BMC 87
5 5     NY: 1947.97.513 SNG 673
6 6     NY: 1944.100.63193 SNG 674
7 7     P: 80
8 8     P: 87
9 9     B
10 10     B
11 11     Mu: 7
12 12     Rosenberger, no. 98
13 13     Rosenberger, III, 75, no. 18
14 14     Beirut-AUB Baramki 54
15 15     Beirut-AUB Baramki 55
16 16     IMJ Sofaer 65
17 17     IMJ Sofaer 66
18 18     ✸ Peus 378, 28 Apr. 2004, lot 1150