RPC VI, 526 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 526 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Philippopolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, left, holding spear and decorated shield, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ
Reverse design athlete, nude, standing facing, head right, right hand raised behind head and holding palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Reference Varbanov, Philippopolis XVII.18.3.4
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1338 tooled?