RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 69681)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 69681)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Septimius Severus
Person (obv.) Julia Domna (Augusta)
Person (rev.) Septimius Severus (Augustus)
Issue Tyre as a colony (after 198). First issue
Obverse inscription IVLIA AVGVSTA
Edition Iulia Augusta
Translation Julia Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Julia Domna, right
Reverse inscription SEP TV[RVS METR] COLONI, LEG III GAL
Edition Sep(timia) Turus metr(opolis) coloni(a) leg(io) III Gal(lica)
Translation Septimian Tyre, metropolis, colony, third Gallic legion
Reverse design priest ploughing right with a team of yoked oxen; in background, vexillum inscribed
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 26.61 g
Axis 5, 12
Reference Rouvier 2302; SNG Glasgow 3422
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    ✸ G SNG 3422
    NY: 1944.100.81771
    Teutoburger Münzhandlung 33, 9 Mar. 2007, lot 47
    VAuctions 328, 15 Dec. 2017, lot 365