RPC VI, 4869 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4869 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Fourth neocorate
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΜΟΝΩΝ ΑΠΑϹΩΝ ΤΕΤΡΑΚΙ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Ἐφεσίων μόνων ἁπασῶν τετράκι νεωκόρων Ἐφεσίων μόνων ἁπασῶν τετράκι νεωκόρων
Translation of the Ephesians, alone among all (cities), four times neocorate
Reverse design four temples: frontal view of two with two columns between two with two columns seen in perspective, each holding cult-statue; the central ones having Artemis of Ephesus, to left, and the Emperor, to right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 20.10 g
Axis 6
Reference Karwiese 682
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: L1906 Karwiese 682.1
2 2     Cop: 442 Karwiese 682.2
3 3     Mi 622 = Karwiese 682.3