RPC VI, 599 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 599 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Philippopolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρή(λιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Φιλιπποπολειτῶν νεωκόρων
Translation of the Philippopolitans, neocorate
Reverse design Hermes standing facing, head left, holding purse, caduceus and chlamys
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 3.71 g
Axis 1, 2, 6, 12
Reference Varbanov, Philippopolis XVII.31.3
Specimens 9 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: M6345
2 2     C: 4639 SNG Fitzwilliam 1776
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     ✸ Freeman & Sear MBS 17, 15 Dec. 2009, lot 544
5 5     Peus 406, 25 Apr. 2012, lot 537
6 6     Savoca 119 Blue, 27 Nov. 2021, lot 404
7 7     VAuctions 325, 30 June 2017, lot 430 = Roma Numismatics EA 110, 3 Aug. 2023, lot 1010
8 8     Sofia: 4162
9 9     Sofia: 4702