RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 91449)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 91449)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Ascalon
Reign Caracalla
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντωνεῖνος Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Caracalla, right
Reverse inscription ΔΗ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ ΤΟ Δ, Ν Τ
Edition δημαρχικῆς ἐξουσίας ὕπατος τὸ δʹ ντʹ δη(μαρχικῆς) ἐξ(ουσίας) ὕπατος τὸ δʹ ντʹ
Translation holder of the tribunician power, consul for the fourth time, 350(?)
Reverse design eagle standing facing above palm right, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; beneath, dove right
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 13.17 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Prieur —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note A note from Joe Sheppard: The reverse legend ΝΤ seems to be a date but of course is too high for this period; is it possible that the nu is meant to be an alpha, beta, or eta (i.e. ΑΤ = 301, ΒΤ = 302, or ΗΤ = 308) or some other letter earlier in the alphabet than nu?
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     CNG 127, 17 Sept. 2024, lot 383
— —     ✸ CNG Triton XXVII, 9 Jan. 2024, lot 508