RPC VI, 30661 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30661 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντωνῖνος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντωνῖν(ος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antoninus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription [ ]Ε[ ]Ϲ[ ]
Edition ---ε---σ--- [---]ε[---]σ[---]
Translation [---]e[---]s[---]
Reverse design facing turreted and draped busts of two Tychai
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.60 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note Confirmation required. The style and obverse suggest Edessa rather than Samosata, but no obverse die link has been found.

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Biga Numismatics EA 22, 2 Sept. 2023, lot 423 (Samosta)