RPC VI, 1789 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1789 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ Δ
Reverse design Heracles advancing, right, holding club and lion skin, pulling belt of Amazon Hippolyte on horse-back prancing, right, looking back, holding pelta and double axe
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 12
Reference AMNG 3080, Petac 579
Specimens 7 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: I-B1900 AMNG 3080.1 = Nomisma 2, 1908, II, 14
2 2     Bucharest: 10759/221/9087 AMNG 3080.2 = Petac 579
3 3     Gorny & Mosch 134, 11 Oct. 2004, lot 1808
4 4     ✸ Lanz 109, May 2002, 680
5 5     Naville Numismatics 14, 22 Apr. 2015, lot 192
6 6     Wildwinds = https://www.aeqvitas.com/elag109.jpg
7 7     Boston: 2002.379