RPC II, 1990

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1990
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Issue Orichalcum coinage
Dating AD 74
Obverse inscription IMP VESP AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Vesp(asianus) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Vespasian Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, left
Reverse inscription VESP •- PON • TR • P •
Edition Vesp(asianus) Pon(tifex) Tr(ibunicia) P(otestate)
Translation Vespasian, chief priest, with tribunician power
Reverse design winged caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 3.26 g
Axis 6
Reference McAlee 378
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Note Hybrid between 1989 and 1999
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     McAlee coll. (ex Hirsch 160, 1988, lot 413)
2 2     ✸ S. Harris coll.
3 3     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Demos 28, 8 Feb. 2024, lot 2589)