RPC VI, 1724 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1724 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Odessus
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Julia Soaemias (Augusta)
Issue Group 1b
Obverse inscription ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ϹΟΥΑΙΜΙ Ϲ
Edition Ιουλία Σουαιμί(ας) Σ(εβαστή)
Translation Julia Soaemias Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Julia Soaemias, right
Reverse inscription ΟΔΗϹϹΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Ὀδησσείτων
Translation of the Odessians
Reverse design Demeter standing veiled, right, holding long sceptre and grain, and Kore standing, left, holding long sceptre and corn ears
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 6.60 g
Axis 12
Reference AMNG 2304, Lazarenko 194–5
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 8193 AMNG 2304 = Mi S. II, 356, 917
2 2     Varna Lazarenko 194
3 3     Gorny & Mosch 269, 9 Mar. 2020, lot 716
4 4     https://aeqvitas.com/soaemias2.jpg
5 5     Lazarenko 195 = Gorny & Mosch 142, 10 Oct. 2005, lot 1883