RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 74103)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 74103)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Berytus
Reign Caracalla
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Dating AD 215
Obverse inscription IMP M AVRELI AN AVG
Edition Imperator Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus Imp(erator) M(arcus) Aureli(us) An(toninus) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL IVL ANT AVG FEL BER
Edition colonia Iulia Antoniniana Augusta Felix Berytus col(onia) Iul(ia) Ant(oniniana) Aug(usta) Fel(ix) Ber(ytus)
Translation colony of Julia Antoniniana Augusta Felix Berytus
Reverse design temple with four columns with steps leading up to it, pellet in pediment, with cult statue of Astarte turreted, standing facing within, holding aphlaston in her right hand, her left foot standing on prow; to right, column surmounted by Nike, crowning Astarte
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 11.63 g
Axis 4, 5, 6, 11, 12
Reference Rouvier 565; BMC 144-146; Sawaya 1486–1496
Specimens 11 (10 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     L: 1908,0110.1133 BMC 144
— —     L: HPB,p156.8 BMC 145
— —     L: G.4409 BMC 146
— —     P: Babelon 1276
— —     P: Babelon 1278
— —     NY: 1944.100.72338
— —     NY: 1944.100.72337
— —     NY: 1992.54.815
— —     O
— —     ✸ V: GR 37794
— —     Agora Auctions Numismatic 28, 10 Mar. 2015, lot 54