RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 74295)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 74295)
Province Arabia
Region Syria
City Gadara
Reign Caracalla
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Issue Year ΗΟϹ = 278
Dating AD 214/15
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤΟΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Ἀντωνεῖνος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Ἀντ{ο}<ω>νεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Antoninus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΟΜ ΓΑΔΑΡΕω Κ ϹΥ ϹΤ ΗΟϹ
Edition Πομπηιέων Γαδαρέων Κοίλης Συρίας ἔτους ηοσʹ Πομ(πηιέων) Γαδαρέω(ν) Κ(οίλης) Συ(ρίας) {σ}<ἔ>τ(ους) ηοσʹ
Translation of the Pompeian Gadarans of Coele-Syria, year 278
Reverse design temple with four columns; within Zeus seated left, holding eagle on extended right hand, left hand resting on sceptre; date in pediment
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 11.14 g
Axis 12
Reference Sofaer 78
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    ✸ IMJ Sofaer 78
    Holy Land Auction EA 23, 24 May 2025, lot 250 = Holy Land EA 21, 4 Sept. 2022, lot 286
    Trade (Zurqieh, Vcoins, 2020)