RPC VI, 586 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 586 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Philippopolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate head of Elagabalus, right (with drapery on shoulder)
Reverse inscription ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Reverse design athlete, nude, standing facing, head right, crowning himself with wreath and holding palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Axis 2, 6, 7
Reference Varbanov, Philippopolis XVII.18.3.1-3
Specimens 10 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1344
2 2     ✸ CNG 281, June 2012, 216
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     Wildwinds
5 5     Varbanov 3, 1763 corr.
6 6     Naville Numismatics 20, 7 Feb. 2016, lot 190
7 7     aeqvitas.com = Varbanov XVII.18.3.2.3
8 8     Savoca Blue 128, 26 Mar. 2022, lot 757
9 9     C. Rhodes coll.
10 10     Sofia: 7060