RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 74105)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 74105)
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 rear
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 11.98 g
Axis 5, 6, 12
Reference Rouvier 565; BMC 143; Sawaya 1502-1505
Specimens 10 (7 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     L: 1994,0915.192
— —     L: G.994
— —     L: G.4408 BMC 143
— —     ✸ P: Vogüé 319
— —     G SNG 3308
— —     NY: 1944.100.72339
— —     V: GR 22077
— —     CGT coll.
— —     Naumann 139, 7 Apr. 2024, lot 523
— —     T. Vossen