RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 74104)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 74104)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Berytus
Reign Caracalla
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Dating AD 215
Obverse inscription IMP M AVREL ANTON AVG
Edition Imperator Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus Imp(erator) M(arcus) Aurel(ius) Anton(inus) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate 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 13.10 g
Axis 6
Reference Rouvier 565; BMC 147; Sawaya 1497–1500
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     L: HPB,p156.9 BMC 147
— —     ✸ P: Babelon 1277
— —     CGT coll.