RPC VI, 538 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 538 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Philippopolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ
Reverse design Hermes standing facing, head left, holding purse, caduceus and chlamys
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 6
Reference Varbanov, Philippopolis XVII.31.2
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: L.2141
2 2     ✸ Peus 406, 25 Apr. 2012, lot 534
3 3     Wildwinds
4 4     Çanakkale Sammlungen Türkei 995