RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 69496)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 69496)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Nysa-Scythopolis
Reign Septimius Severus
Person (obv.) Geta (Caesar)
Issue Year ΟϹ = 270
Dating AD 206/7
Obverse inscription Π ϹΕΠΤ ΓΕΤΑ Κ
Edition Πόπλιος Σεπτίμιος Γέτα Καῖσαρ Π(όπλιος) Σεπτ(ίμιος) Γέτα Κ(αῖσαρ)
Translation Publius Septimius Geta Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΥϹ ϹΚΥΘΟ ΙΕ(Ρ) ΑϹ(Υ) ΟϹ (date sometimes across field)
Edition Νύσας Σκυθόπολις ἱερᾶς ἀσύλου οσʹ Νύσ(ας) Σκυθό(πολις) ἱερ(ᾶς) ἀσύ(λου) οσʹ
Translation of Nysa-Scythopolis, sacred and inviolable, 270
Reverse design Dionysus standing left, nude, his left hand resting on thyrsus and pouring from jug in his right at panther crouching at his feet left, looking backwards
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 9.93 g
Axis 12
Reference Spijkerman 38a; Meshorer, City-Coins 109; Barkay 56–56a; Sofaer 36
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    IMJ Meshorer, City-Coins 109
    IMJ Sofaer 36
    ✸ Heritage New York Signature Sale 3031, 20 Jan. 2014, lot 27081 = Heritage 3018, 5 Sept. 2012, lot 20467