Coin of Julia Domna from Rabbathmoba (RAB0102)
Dublin Core
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)
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)
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 October 11, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/77.