RPC VI, 537 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 537 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Philippopolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) 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 Hermes standing facing, head left, holding purse, caduceus and chlamys
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 15.92 g
Axis 6
Reference Varbanov, Philippopolis XVII.31.4
Specimens 6 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Sofia: 9498
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     ✸ CNG 176, Nov. 2007, 334
4 4     Naville Numismatics 17, 13 Sept. 2015, lot 160
5 5     Wildwinds
6 6     Savoca Coins Blue 218th Weekly Blue, 22 June 2024, lot 517