RPC VI, 10132 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

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
Obverse design laureate head of Elagabalus, r.
Reverse inscription L Δ
Reverse design Sarapis bust r., draped and wearing kalathos
Metal Æ
Average diameter 33 mm
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

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