RPC VI, 5612 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5612 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Hieropolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟΥ
Obverse design laureate bust of Elagabalus, right, wearing cuirass decorated with Gorgoneion, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design Sarapis seated, left, holding long sceptre and extending right hand over Cerberus sitting at his feet, facing
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 7
Reference BMC 22
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1872,0709,252 BMC 22
2 2     V: GR 30315
3 3     Lydia Auction 7, 8 May 2021, lot 553