RPC VI, 526 (temporary)

 

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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
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, standing facing, head right, right hand raised behind head and holding palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 12.40 g
Reference Varbanov, Philippopolis XVII.18.3.4
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1338 tooled?