RPC VI, 30522 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30522 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Caesarea ad Libanum
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue AΛΦ = 531
Dating 219/220
Obverse inscription IMP C M AVR ANTONINVS A[VG]
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription CAESARΙA LIBANU COL, [Α]ΛΦ
Reverse design Astarte enthroned facing, wearing kalathos, holding long sceptre and uncertain object, flanked by two bulls; to left and right, poppies (?) on long stems
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 1
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 105, 19 Jan. 2023, lot 650