RPC VI, 5703 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5703 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Apamea
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Magistrate Lucius Ma— Severus (grammateus for the second time)
Alliance with Ephesus
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate bust of Elagabalus, right, wearing cuirass decorated with Gorgoneion(?), seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ Λ ΜΑ ϹΕΥ ΓΡΑΜ ΤΟ Β ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΑΙΑ (sic)
Edition ἐπὶ Λ(ουκίου) Μα(—) Σευ(ήρου) γραμ(ματέως) τὸ βʹ Ἀπαμέων Ἐφεσίων ὁμόν{α}<ο>ια
Translation under Lucius Ma— Severus, grammateus for the second time, of the Apameans and Ephesians, concord
Reverse design Zeus seated on throne, left, holding patera and long sceptre, in front of Artemis Ephesia standing facing with supports
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 21.11 g
Axis 12
Reference Mairat 26, Franke-Nollé 50 (as Caracalla)
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: K982 Franke-Nollé 50
2 2     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 204, 5 Mar. 2012, lot 1797
3 3     CGT coll.