RPC VI, 10165 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10165 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Julia Maesa (Augusta)
Issue L Ɛ = 5
Dating 221/2
Obverse inscription ΙΟΥΛ ΜΑΙϹΑ ϹΕΒ(Α) ΜΗ(Τ) ϹΤΡΑ
Edition Ἰουλία Μαῖσα Σεβαστὴ μήτηρ στρατοπέδων Ἰουλ(ία) Μαῖσα Σεβα(στὴ) μήτ(ηρ) στρα(τοπέδων)
Translation Julia Maesa Augusta, Mother of the Camps
Obverse design draped bust of Julia Maesa, right
Reverse inscription L Ε
Edition ἔτους εʹ (ἔτους) εʹ
Translation of year 5
Reverse design Hermanubis bust right, radiate and wearing kalathos and lotus petal, palm over shoulder; in front, winged caduceus combined with palm branch
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.02 g
Axis 12
Reference D 4221 bis, M 2829, E 3054 (5)
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)
Note The head combines Helios and Hermanubis
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.64421
2 2     NY: 1974.26.4072
3 3     O: HCR27246 M 2829
4 4     A: 634/1084
5 5     ✸ CNG EA 165, 30 May 2007, lot 184
6 6     D 4221 bis = Künker 174, 27 Sept. 2010, lot 886 (Figari - Mosconi 1086)
7 7     DS 9839
8 8     Dresden: AAC2303