RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 69164)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 69164)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tripolis
Reign Caracalla
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Issue Year ΓΚΦ = 523
Dating AD 211/12
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟΝ ϹΕΒΑ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτορα) Κ(αίσαρα) Μ(ᾶρκον) Αὐ(ρήλιον) Ἀντωνῖνον Σεβα(στόν)
Translation for Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΔΙΟϹ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΤΡΙΠΟΛΙΤω Γ ΓΚΦ
Edition Διὸς Ἁγίου Τριπολιτῶ(ν) Γ γκφʹ
Translation of Zeus Hagios, of the Tripolitans, G(?), 523
Reverse design two temples facing; to left, temple with four columns of Zeus Hagios on podium with steps approaching central intercolumniation; within, between columns: in middle, lighted altar before door; on left, radiate figure of Sol standing left, right hand raised; on right, Luna, standing left, right hand raised, crescent on head; pellet in pediment; to right, temple with four columns on podium; in intercolumniations, tall doorways surmounted by latticework; in pediment, two reclining figures joining hands; Γ in field, above, sometimes; date in exergue
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 16.14 g
Axis 5, 6, 11, 12
Reference BMC 79–82
Specimens 20 (13 in the core collections)

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