RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 79073)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 79073)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Raphia
Reign Septimius Severus
Person (obv.) Septimius Severus (Augustus)
Issue Year ΑΞϹ = 261
Dating AD 201/2
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Λ Ϲ[ ]
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Σ--- Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Σ[---]
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius S[---]
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΡΑΦΙΑ ΑΞϹ
Edition Ῥαφία αξςʹ Ῥαφία αξςʹ
Translation Raphia, 261
Reverse design Apollo nude standing facing, head right, holding laurel branch in right hand; left hand resting on tripod around which a serpent is coiled
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 11.07 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 4; Meshorer, Raphia 23; SNG ANS 1060
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    ✸ L: 1908,0110.2233 BMC 4
    NY: 1944.100.69174 SNG 1060