RPC VI, 10003


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/10003 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	VI
Number	10003 (temporary)
Province	Egypt
Region	Egypt
City	Alexandria
Reign	Elagabalus
Person (obv.)	Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue	L A = 1
Dating	218
Obverse inscription	Α ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΜΑ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ΕΥϹΕΒ
Edition	Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνῖνος Εὐσεβής Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Καῖσαρ Μᾶ(ρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνῖνος Εὐσεβ(ής)
Translation	Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius
Obverse design	laureate head of Elagabalus, right
Reverse inscription	L Α
Edition	ἔτους αʹ (ἔτους) αʹ
Translation	of year 1
Reverse design	Athena (winged) standing facing, head left, holding rudder and palm
Metal	debased silver
Average diameter	23 mm
Reference	D 4112, E 2918 (1)
Specimens	2 (0 in the core collections)
Note	The figure combines aspects of Athena, Nike and Tyche. She had previously appeared on coins of Antoninus Pius (O 1970: 'Athene-Tyche').

#	Specimen	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1				Curtis 950				'Athene-Tyche standing (l., wears helmet, holds scales and cornucopiae, to l., L A': presumably scales is an error for rudder (as why else call the figure Tyche?)	Show
2	2 ✸				J. Aiello coll., ex D 4112	23				Show