RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 69720)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 69720)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Macrinus
Person (obv.) Diadumenian (Caesar)
Obverse inscription M OP DIADVMENIANVS CAES
Edition Marcus Opellius Diadumenianus Caesar M(arcus) Op(ellius) Diadumenianus Caes(ar)
Translation Marcus Opellius Diadumenianus Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed and draped bust of Diadumenian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription SEP TVRVS METROP COLON
Edition Septimia Tyrus Metropolis Colonia Sep(timia) Tyrus Metrop(olis) Colon(ia)
Translation Septimia Tyre, metropolis and colony
Reverse design Astarte, wearing turreted crown, standing facing, head right, left foot on prow, right hand adorning trophy and holding sceptre in left, being crowned by Nike standing left on column at right; palm tree on left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 12.36 g
Axis 2, 3, 5, 8, 12
Reference BMC 385
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     L: 1844,1015.279 BMC 385
— —     P: 1967.404.14
— —     NY: 1944.100.81800
— —     CGT coll.
— —     CNG EA 299, 27 Mar. 2013, lot 310
— —     ✸ CNG EA 450, 21 Aug. 2019, lot 313
— —     Leu EA 24, 3 Dec. 2022, lot 2359 = Roma E-Sale 53, 7 Feb. 2019, lot 592
— —     private coll.