RPC VI, 1757 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1757 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ Δ
Reverse design Aphrodite standing facing, head right, before column on which Eros stands, left, offering her an apple; behind, dolphin
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 6
Reference AMNG 3062, Petac 573–5
Specimens 10 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2001.553
2 2     ✸ O
3 3     Bucharest: 7143/73/1959 AMNG 3062.4 = Petac 573
4 4     Bucharest: 8394/76/2182 AMNG 3062.5 = Petac 574
5 5     Bucharest: 8395/76/2183 Petac 575
6 6     Odessa AMNG 3062.2
7 7     Sofia AMNG 3062.3
8 8     AMNG 3062.1
9 9     Gorny & Mosch 265, 14 Oct. 2019, lot 801
10 10     Numisfitz 3, 3 Dec. 2023, lot 427