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Æ20 - Claudius Α Σ
| Issuer | Ascalon (Syria) |
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| Year | 41-54 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC Online I#4886 |
| Obverse description | Laureate head of Claudius (attributed), facing right, with finely rendered hair and neck truncation. The portrait is executed in the Hellenistic provincial style characteristic of Syrian civic coinage. The Greek legend ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ (Augustus) encircles the bust within the field. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Full-length standing figure of Phanebal, the tutelary deity of Ascalon, depicted facing with arms extended. The deity holds a harpa (curved ritual sword) in the right hand and a round shield in the left. The city ethnic abbreviation Α Σ (Ascalonites) appears in the field, flanking the figure, with a dotted border around the entire design. |
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