RPC II, 1972

 

Image of specimen #15

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1972
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Issue Tetradrachms: group 7, year 3
Dating AD 70/1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ ΟΥΕϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Σεβαστὸς Οὐεσπασιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Augustus Vespasian
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟΥϹ ΝΕΟΥ ΙΕΡΟΥ Γ
Edition ἔτους νέου ἱεροῦ γʹ
Translation of the new sacred year 3
Reverse design eagle with wreath in beak on a club to left; in left field, palm branch
Metal silver
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 14.15 g
Axis 1, 2, 12
Reference Wruck 85, McAlee 38
Specimens 15 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3, 5–6, 10: same obv. die. 7–9, 11–13: same obv. die.
Note 13 coins, 3 obv. dies, 1 shared with 1971 (single obv. die: 4)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 284
2 2     L BMC 1
3 3     B: Löbb.
4 4     NY
5 5     Tiberias 32
6 6     Schøyen VES 103 (West Bank hoard 1976 19/21)
7 7     Schøyen VES 214
8 8     Schøyen VES 215
9 9     Schøyen VES 350
10 10     Schøyen VES 411
11 11     Schøyen VES 471
12 12     Schøyen VES 503 ('Deir Samit' hoard 1993 14/27)
13 13     Schøyen VES 545 (Hebron hoard 1993 55/65)
14 14     Freiburg: 12286
15 15     ✸ A. Tricarico coll. (ex Monetae 30, bvp_632152)