RPC VI, 491 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 491 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Philippopolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλ(ιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβ(αστὸς)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, left, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ
Edition μητροπόλεως Φιλιπποπόλεως νεωκόρου
Translation of the metropolis Philippopolis neocorate
Reverse design front view of temple with eight columns, within which Apollo standing facing with arrow and bow; in pediment, shield with spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 41 mm
Average weight 35.18 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Varbanov, Philippopolis XVII.11.1 (Hermes)
Specimens 7 (0 in the core collections)
Note Varbanov identified the figure as Hermes, but the bow of Apollo is clear.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1 –2     see Varbanov
3 3     Triton X, Jan. 2007, 696 ex Lanz 121, Nov. 2004, 505
4 4     Varbanov 3, 1736
5 5     Sofia: 2791
6 6     Leu WA 29, 24–26 Feb. 2024, lot 1264
7 7     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 306, 15 Oct. 2024, lot 350