RPC VI, 520 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 520 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Philippopolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτορ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, left, holding spear and decorated shield, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ
Edition μητροπόλεως Φιλιπποπόλεως νεωκόρου
Translation of the metropolis Philippopolis neocorate
Reverse design athlete, nude, advancing left, looking back, holding palm branch and wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 15.78 g
Axis 1, 6, 7, 12
Reference Varbanov, Philippopolis XVII.18.1.4
Specimens 11 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18241025, 1853 Rauch
2 2     Mu: 19a
3 3     V: GR 09050 GIC 626c.1
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     ✸ Lanz 138, 26 Nov. 2007, lot 767 ex Gemini LLC Auction II, 11 Jan. 2006, lot 500
7 7     Nomos 9, 21 Aug. 2014, lot 276
8 8     Savoca 119 Blue, 27 Nov. 2021, lot 401
9 9     Sofia: 1316
10 10     Naville Numismatics 89, 12 May 2024, lot 214
11 11     Leu WA 33, 15 Mar. 2025, lot 1658 = Leu WA 32, 7–10 Dec. 2024, lot 1062