RPC VI, 4870 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4870 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Neocorate not stated
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ ΑϹΙΑϹ, ΝΕΙΚΗ
Edition Ἐφεσίων πρώτων Ἀσίας Νείκη Ἐφεσίων πρώτων Ἀσίας Νείκη
Translation of the Ephesians, first of Asia, victory
Reverse design Nike standing, right, placing foot on helmet, inscribing round shield fixed on palm tree
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 19.68 g
Axis 6
Reference Karwiese 672
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Note Inscription on shield reported by Mi and de W., otherwise not legible.  Probably period of 4th neocorate?
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 882 Karwiese 672.1
2 2     ✸ V: GR 17229 Karwiese 672.2
3 3     Karwiese 672.3 = Hirsch 183, 1369
4 4     Karwiese 672.4 = Welzl de W. 5392