Coin of Julia Domna from Rabbathmoba (RAB0102)

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Title

Coin of Julia Domna from Rabbathmoba (RAB0102)

Description

Local bronze coin of Julia Domna from Rabbathmoba (RAB0102)

Source

Publisher

Spijkerman 1978:268-269, no.20-21

Rights

Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Monnaies, médailles et antiques, Chandon de Briailles 1575

Format

Bronze

Language

Identifier

RAB0102

Numismatics Item Type Metadata

Metal

Bronze

Weight (g)

13.68-16.84g (pictured=16.84g)

Diameter (mm)

27-28mm

Province

Arabia

Obverse Type

Draped bust of Julia Domna, facing right

Reverse Type

Tyche, draped and wearing a turreted crown, stands facing right holding a scepter and an uncertain object, with one foot on a river-god

Obverse Legends

IOVΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑC (Julia Domna Sebaste)
or
IOVΛΙΑ CEBACTH (Julia Sebaste)

Reverse Legends

PABBAΘ ΜWBA (Rabbathmoba)

Name 1

Role 1

Notes

Meshorer et al (2013:202, no.13) publish a similar example in a smaller denomination, 4.70g.

Selected Bibliography

Spijkerman, A. 1978. The Coins of the Decapolis and Provincia Arabia. Jerusalem: Franciscan Press. (pp.268-269, no.20-21).

Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Monnaies, médailles et antiques, Chandon de Briailles 1575

Meshorer, Y., G. Bijovsky, and W.Fischer-Bossert. 2013. Coins of the Holy Land: The Abraham and Marian Sofaer Collection at the American Numismatic Society and the Israel Museum (Volume 1), New York: The American Numismatic Society. (pp.202, nos.11-12)

Citation

“Coin of Julia Domna from Rabbathmoba (RAB0102),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed March 29, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/77.

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