RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 88386)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 88386)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.) Gallienus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription [IMP C P LIC] GALLI[ENVS] (?)
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) P(ublius) Lic(inius) Gallienus
Translation Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Gallienus
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Gallienus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL TYRO METR, Ν Γ
Edition col(onia) Tyro metr(opoli) Ν(—) Γ(—)
Translation at the colony Tyre, metropolis, N— G—
Reverse design female figure (Dido?) standing facing, head left, holding branch in extended right; to left, murex shell
Metal copper-based alloy
Average weight 11.95 g
Reference Rouvier 2538 (Dido)
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Note Confirmation required: reading of obverse not clear. See https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/62888.
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