RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 70078)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 70078)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Laodicea ad Mare
Reign Septimius Severus
Person (obv.) Septimius Severus (Augustus) ; Julia Domna (Augusta)
Issue Third issue
Dating AD 198/9
Obverse inscription IMP CAES L SEP SEVERO AVG ET IVLI AVG M C
Edition Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) L(ucio) Sep(timio) Severo Aug(usto) et Iuli(ae) Aug(ustae) M(atri) C(astrorum)
Translation to Emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Augustus and to Julia Augusta, Mother of the Camps
Obverse design jugate busts right of Septimius Severus, radiate, draped and cuirassed, and Julia Domna, draped and set on crescent, seen from rear
Reverse inscription SEP LAOD SACER CERT CAP
Edition Sep(timia) Laod(icea) sacer cert(amina) Cap(itolia)
Translation Septimian Laodicea, sacred (games), Capitoline contests
Reverse design Jupiter enthroned left, left hand resting on sceptre, small Nike standing on globe crowning him with wreath in right extended hand; to left, agonistic table; below, hydria
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 19.65 g
Axis 1, 2, 6, 11, 12
Reference Meyer, Laodikeia 74, 75, 77, 80–82
Specimens 20 (12 in the core collections)

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