RPC VI, 5503 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5503 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Laodicea ad Lycum
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, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΔΟΓΜΑΤΙ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟΥ
Edition Λαοδικέων νεωκόρων δόγματι Συγκλήτου
Translation of the Laodiceans, neocorate, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design two temples facing each other on a high podium, seen from a three-quarter view, within which cult statue
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 12.50 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference BMC 242
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1839,1224.433 BMC 242 = Burrell 123, 12a
2 2     P: 1615 Burrel 123, 12b
2 2     Leu EA 24, 3 Dec. 2022, lot 2045 (Caracalla)
3 3     ✸ CNG 97, 17 Sept. 2014, lot 477