RPC VI, 10020 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10020 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue L B = 2
Dating 218/9
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 Β
Edition ἔτους βʹ (ἔτους) βʹ
Translation of year 2
Reverse design Alexandria standing facing, head left, turreted, wearing elephant skin and chiton, raising right hand and holding long sceptre
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 12.81 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4099, E 2907 (2)
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18206045 1892/96
2 2     Mu: 394/22
3 3     NY: 1973.56.1012
4 4     A: 3501 Demetrio 2324
5 5     Curtis additional (Empire 139: rev illustrated)
6 6     D 4099 = Künker 347, 22 Mar. 2021, lot 284
7 7     ✸ Naville 30, 2 Apr. 2017, lot 341
8 8     CNG EA 567, 31 July 2024, lot 409