RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 71470)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 71470)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Heliopolis
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.) Valerian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG
Edition Imperator Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus Pius Felix Augustus Imp(erator) C(aesar) P(ublius) Lic(inius) Valerianus P(ius) F(elix) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Valerian Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL IVL AVG FEL HEL, CER / SACR / CAPET / OECVME / ISEL/ HEL
Edition colonia Iulia Augusta Felix Heliopolis certamen sacrum Capetolinum Oecumenicum Iselasticum Heliopolitanum col(onia) Iul(ia) Aug(usta) Fel(ix) Hel(iopolis) cert(amen) sacr(um) Capet(olinum) Oecume(nicum) Isel(asticum) Hel(iopolitanum)
Translation the colony Julia Augusta Felix Heliopolis, the sacred Capitoline universal iselastic Heliopolitan contest
Reverse design inscription above prize crown; to left and right, branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 13.05 g
Axis 1, 6, 7, 9, 12
Reference Sawaya 699–701
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)
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