RPC VI, 499 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 499 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Philippopolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, left, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ
Reverse design three nude athletes each holding an apple, those at the sides standing, right and left, the one in the middle standing facing, head left, leaning on urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 42 mm
Reference Varbanov, Philippopolis XVII.3.2
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: L.353