RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 68516)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 68516)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Diospolis
Reign Septimius Severus
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Issue Year Ι = 10
Dating AD 208/9
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντων(εῖνος) Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Caracalla, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription Λ ϹΕΠ ϹΕΟ(Υ) ΔΙΟ(ϹΠΟΛ) ΕΤ Ι
Edition Λουκία Σεπτιμία Σεουηριανὴ Διόσπολις ἔτους ιʹ Λ(ουκία) Σεπ(τιμία) Σεου(ηριανὴ) Διόσπολ(ις) ἔτ(ους) ιʹ
Translation Lucian Septimian Severan Diospolis, year 10
Reverse design temple with four columns shown in perspective, with central arch; within, Tyche standing left, right foot on river god swimming left, holding sceptre in left hand and small bust in right extended hand; date in exergue
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 12.68 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 3–4; Rosenberger II, 9; Farhi, Diospolis 10–10a
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    ✸ L: 1908,0110.1733 BMC 3
    L: 1908,0110.1732 BMC 4
    IMJ: 2251 Rosenberger II, 9 = Farhi, Diospolis 10a
    J-MJA: 3169
    J-SBF
    Heritage Long Beach Signature Sale 357, 9 Sept. 2004, lot 12136 = Farhi, Diospolis 10