RPC VI, 4476 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4476 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Sardis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Group 1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Reverse design Zeus Lydios standing facing, head left, holding long sceptre and thunderbolt
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 5, 6
Reference GRPCL 590, Hochard 2055 and 2061
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1979,0101.2039 vA 8257 (Caracalla)
2 2     V-ON SNG Leypold 1232
14 14     CGT coll. ex G. Rohde coll.
15 15     Naville Numismatics 65, 30 May 2021, lot 157