RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 69452)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 69452)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Byblus
Reign Macrinus
Person (obv.) Diadumenian (Caesar)
Obverse inscription Μ ΟΠ ΔΙΑΔΟΥΜΕΝΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑ(Ι(Ϲ))
Edition Μᾶρκος Ὀπέλλιος Διαδουμενιανὸς Καῖσαρ Μ(ᾶρκος) Ὀπ(έλλιος) Διαδουμενιανὸς Καῖσ(αρ)
Translation Marcus Opellius Diadumenianus Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed and cuirassed bust of Diadumenian, right, seen from front, sometimes with gorgoneion on cuirass
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΑϹ ΒΥΒΛΟΥ
Edition Ἱερᾶς Βύβλου Ἱερᾶς Βύβλου
Translation of sacred Byblus
Reverse design temple with two columns with large arched ornate central bay, within turreted Astarte standing right, left foot on prow, right hand resting on sceptre and crowned by Nike set on column
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 10.93 g
Axis 1, 5, 6, 11, 12
Reference Rouvier 699
Specimens 47 (19 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     L: HPB,p156.4 BMC 40
— —     L: 1908,0110.1157 BMC 41
— —     L: 1900,0707.95 BMC 42
— —     L: G.5109 BMC 43
— —     ✸ P: Babelon 1398
— —     P: Chandon de Briailles 932
— —     P: Y 20263
— —     C McClean 9485
— —     C SNG 6033
— —     Mu: 4b
— —     Mu: 4
— —     NY: 1927.165.61
— —     NY: 1944.100.70893
— —     NY: 1944.100.70892
— —     NY: 1944.100.70894
— —     NY: 1944.100.70895
— —     NY: 1948.19.2191
— —     O
— —     V: GR 22139
— —     Boston: 63.1413 Glendining, 21–23 Feb. 1961, lot 3003 (part of)
— —     Freiburg: 12483
— —     Yale: 2001.87.13466
— —     Antykwariat Numizmatyczny - Michal Niemczyk 5, 24 May 2014, lot 6
— —     CGT coll. = Naville 19, 13 Dec. 2015, lot 317
— —     CNG 106, 13 Sept. 2017, lot 615 = NFA/Bank Leu, 16 May 1984, lot 846
— —     CNG 90, 23 May 2012, lot 1142
— —     CNG EA 168, 11 July 2007, lot 183
— —     CNG EA 181, 6 Feb. 2008, lot 306
— —     CNG EA 232, 28 Apr. 2010, lot 146
— —     CNG EA 337, 22 Oct. 2014, lot 266
— —     CNG EA 344, 11 Feb. 2015, lot 351
— —     CNG EA 388, 14 Dec. 2016, lot 320
— —     CNG EA 478, 7 Oct. 2020, lot 314
— —     CNG EA 499, 1 Sept. 2021, lot 365
— —     Elsen 125, 13 June 2015, lot 464
— —     Hirsch 298, 7 May 2014, lot 693
— —     Markov 11, 3 Sept. 2003, lot 205
— —     NAC 100, 29 May 2017, lot 1337 = Leu/M&M, 21–22 Oct. 1966, Niggeler, lot 675
— —     Naumann 78, 2 June 2019, lot 682 = Naumann 80, 4 Aug. 2019, lot 486
— —     Naville Numismatics 19, 13 Dec. 2015, lot 317
— —     Richard McAlee coll.
— —     Rouvier 699 pl. B'.4
— —     Savoca EA 113 Silver, 19 Sept. 2021, lot 343
— —     Trade (G. Boersema, VCoins 2020)
— —     Trade (Zurqieh, Vcoins, 2020)
— —     Trade (Zurqieh, Vcoins, 2020)
— —     Trade (Zurqieh, Vcoins, 2020)