RPC VI, 1531 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1531 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Marcianopolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(ΗΛΙΟϹ) ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ (or ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ)
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛ(Ε)ΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design cista from which a serpent rises, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Axis 2
Reference AMNG 918–9, Hristova & Jekov, Marcianopolis 6.26.5.9 and 11
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 1915/83
2 2     Bucharest AMNG 919
3 3     Gotha AMNG 918
4 4     Savoca Coins Blue 204th Weekly Blue, 30 Mar. 2024, lot 220