RPC I, 4500A

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4500A
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Orthosia
Reign Roman Republic
Issue Year 27
Dating 38/37 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate bust of Zeus, right
Reverse inscription ΟΡΘΩϹΙΕΩΝ, L ΖΚ
Edition Ὀρθωσιέων (ἔτους) ζκʹ
Translation of the Orthosians, of year 27
Reverse design Baal of Orthosia standing on two winged lions with horns
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.49 g
Axis 11
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ M&M GmbH 32, 26 May 2010, lot 316 = A. Kropp RBN 2021, p. 169 fig. 24
2 2     Nomos Obolos Webauction 28, 2 July 2023, lot 344