RPC VI, 10132 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10132 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue L Δ = 4
Dating 220/1
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 Δ
Edition ἔτους δʹ (ἔτους) δʹ
Translation of year 4
Reverse design Sarapis bust right, draped and wearing kalathos
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 22.11 g
Axis 12
Reference Geissen 2337, E 2964 (4)
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Note Coins https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/238020 and https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/238463 look identical, so at least one of them must be a forgery. This makes the establishment of the weight standard difficult.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cologne Geissen 2337
2 2     China Numismatica 2–P1
3 3     ✸ J. Aiello Coll.