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VI, 10156 (temporary)
Image of specimen #1
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/10156
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Volume
VI
Number
10156 (temporary)
Province
Egypt
Region
Egypt
City
Alexandria
Reign
Elagabalus
Person (obv.)
Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue
L Ɛ = 5
Dating
221/2
Obverse inscription
Α ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΜΑ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤ
ω
ΝΙΝΟϹ
Ε
ΥϹ
Ε
Β
Obverse design
laureate and draped bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription
L
Ε
Reverse design
Nilus reclining left, wearing lotus wreath, holding reed and cornucopia, from which emerges Genius crowning Nilus with wreath; three little Genii climb up his legs, right; to left, nilometer and Genius
Metal
debased silver
Average diameter
23 mm
Axis
12
Reference
D 4134, M 2862, Geissen 2347, E 2947 (5)
Specimens
16 (8 in the core collections)
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
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L: 1862,0614.320
BMC 1512
24
13.60
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2
2
L: 1864,1118.624
BMC 1513
12.92
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3
3
P: 2844
13.28
perhaps also FG 2845, but it is very battered and the year is not legible
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4
4
NY: 1944.100.64332
22
11.74
12
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5
5
NY: 1944.100.64333
22.5
13.56
12
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6
6
NY: 1944.100.64334
22.5
12.67
12
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7
7
NY: 1974.26.4034
24
11.53
12
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8
8
O: HCR27188
M 2862
25
11.13
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9
9
A: 3538
Demetrio 2352
11.32
12
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10
10
Cologne
Geissen 2347
24
11.43
12
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11
11
D 4134 = Naville Numismatics 81, 7 May 2023, lot 429
23
12.24
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12
12
DS 12324
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13
13
DS 9820
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14
14
DS 9821
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15
15
Münzhandlung Basel 1936, lot 1038
23
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16
16
CNG 105, 10 May 2017, lot 615
23
13.72
12
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