RPC VI, 30853 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30853 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue ΥΠΑΤΟС ΤΟ Β
Dating 219
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕ[Υ] ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ Ϲ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Σευῆρος Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀντωνεῖνος Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, left, holding globe and raising hand, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ ΤΟ Β
Edition δημαρχικῆς ἐξουσίας ὕπατος τὸ β δημαρχ(ικῆς) ἐξ(ουσίας) ὕπατος τὸ β
Translation holder of the tribunitian power, consul for the second time
Reverse design eagle facing, head left, holding wreath in beak and spreading wings; small temple between legs
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 10.61 g
Reference Bellinger -, Prieur -
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Solidus 137, 12 Nov. 2024, lot 222