RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 68518)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 68518)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Diospolis
Reign Septimius Severus
Person (obv.) Geta (Caesar)
Issue Year Ι = 10
Dating AD 208/9
Obverse inscription Π ΓΕΤΑ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition Πόπλιος Γέτας Καῖσαρ Π(όπλιος) Γέτα(ς) Καῖσαρ
Translation Publius Geta Caesar
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Geta, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription Λ ϹΕΠ ϹΕΟΥ ΔΙΟϹΠΟΛΙϹ, Ε Ι
Edition Λουκία Σεπτιμία Σεουηριανὴ Διόσπολις ἔτους ιʹ Λ(ουκία) Σεπ(τιμία) Σεου(ηριανὴ) Διόσπολις ἔ(τους) ιʹ
Translation Lucian Septimian Severan Diospolis, year 10
Reverse design Hadad (Zeus of Heliopolis), standing facing, wearing bull horns and kalathos, holding whip in right hand and corn ear in left, flanked by two bulls; date in left field
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 7.08 g
Axis 12
Reference SNG ANS 890; Meshorer, City-Coins 154; Farhi, Diospolis 7
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    NY: 1961.154.126 SNG 890
    ✸ J-MJA: 1475 Meshorer, City-Coins 154 = Farhi, Diospolis 7
    Rosenberger II, 12