RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 68506)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 68506)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Galilaea
City Sepphoris Diocaesarea
Reign Caracalla
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ϹΕΒΑϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟΝ
Edition Αὐτοκράτορα Σεβαστὸν Ἀντωνῖνον Αὐτοκρά(τορα) Σεβασ(τὸν) Ἀντωνῖνον
Translation for Emperor Augustus Antoninus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΔΙΟΚ ΙΕΡ ΑϹΥΛ ΑΥΤ Π Κ Ϲ ΙΕΡ Β Ϲ Κ Δ ΡΩ
Edition Διοκαισαρείας ἱερᾶς ἀσύλου αὐτονόμου πιστῆς καὶ συμμάχου ἱερᾶς βουλῆς συνκλήτου καὶ δήμου Ῥωμαίων Διοκ(αισαρείας) ἱερ(ᾶς) ἀσύλ(ου) αὐτ(ονόμου) π(ιστῆς) κ(αὶ) σ(υμμάχου) ἱερ(ᾶς) β(ουλῆς) σ(υνκλήτου) κ(αὶ) δ(ήμου) Ῥω(μαίων)
Translation of Diocaesarea, sacred, inviolable, autonomous, loyal and ally, of the sacred council, senate, and people of the Romans
Reverse design legend in five lines within weath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 20.21 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Rosenberger III, 11; Meshorer, City-Coins 95; Sofaer 14
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Note rev. legend restorable as ΔIOK(AICAPIAC) IEP(AC) ACYΛ(ΟΥ) ΑΥΤ(ΟΝΟΜΟΥ) Π(ICTHC) K(AI) C(YΜΜΑΧOY) ΙΕΡ(ΑC) Β(ΟΥΛΗC) C(YΝKΛHΤΟΥ) Κ(ΑΙ) Δ(ΗΜΟΥ) ΡΩ(ΜΑΙΩΝ).
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     ✸ IMJ: 78.02974 Meshorer, City-Coins 95
— —     IMJ Sofaer 14
— —     CNG EA 234, 9 June 2010, lot 185