RPC VI, 557 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 557 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Philippopolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρή(λιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ
Edition μητροπόλεως Φιλιπποπόλεως νεωκόρου
Translation of the metropolis Philippopolis neocorate
Reverse design two nude wrestlers facing each other, grappling
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 15.52 g
Reference Varbanov, Philippopolis XVII.19.2
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ aeqvitas.com =Varbanov, Philippopolis XVII.19.2.1
2 2     Varbanov, Philippopolis XVII.19.2.2