RPC VI, 5498 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5498 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Laodicea ad Lycum
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΟΜΟΔΟΥ ΚΕ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟΥ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΔΟΓΜΑΤΙ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟΥ
Reverse design emperor standing in military dress, left, between two captives seated at his feet on either side, holding small statue of Zeus Laodikeos and resting on spear while being crowned by an eagle
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 46 mm
Axis 6
Reference Burrell 122,10
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1696 Burrell 122, 10
2 2     Hirsch 205, Sept. 1999, lot 909
3 3     CNG Triton XXVII Online Sessions, 17 Jan. 2024, lot 5435 = Künker eLive 66, 4 May 2021, lot 259