RPC VI, 10003


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/10003 json ttl rdf xml
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
Obverse design	laureate head of Elagabalus, right
Reverse inscription	L Α
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').

Number	Number	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