RPC II, 1982

 

Image of specimen #13

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1982
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Issue Orichalcum coinage
Dating AD 74
Obverse inscription IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN(VS) AVG
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription PON • MAX • TR • POT • P • P • COS V • CENS •
Reverse design winged caduceus between crossed cornucopias
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference RIC 798 (a), BMCRE 886–7, McAlee 59, 62
Specimens 16 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 5099
2 2     L BMCRE 886, pl. 43, 5
3 3     L BMCRE 887
4 4     Ljubljana: 326
5 5     Ljubljana: 327
6 6     T. Parcy, E. de Vaissiere coll., 15 Feb. 1995, lot 43
7 7     CNG XXXIII, 1995, lot 773 (ex Sternberg XXVIII, 1995, lot 55)
8 8     Schøyen coll.
9 9     Lanz 76, 1996, lot 464
10 10     R. Effler coll. (ex McAlee coll.)
11 11     McAlee coll.
12 12     CGT coll.
13 13     ✸ Leu 5, 27 Oct. 2019, lot 345
14 14     A. Tricarico Coll.
15 15     Brunk 15
16 16     Musée Lugdunum: 1980.5.003, habitat, 1979_MZ105_MO3- INV66