RPC VI, 4480 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4480 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Sardis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Magistrate Gaius Sal— Klaudianos (archon for the second time)
Issue Group 1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate bust of Elagabalus, right, wearing decorated cuirass and aegis, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ Γ ϹΑΛ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΑΝΟΥ ΑΡΧ ΤΟ Β ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Reverse design lion crouching down, left; in the background, city walls of Sardis
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 5, 6
Reference GRPCL 557, Hochard 2033 corr.
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 29991
2 2     Boston: 63.1122
3 3     Winterthur: 3941 GRMK 132, 6
4 4     ✸ Lanz 157, 9 Dec. 2013, lot 343
5 5     Sardis Excavations 301
6 6     Ares 4, 23 Nov. 2019, lot 1126