RPC VI, 613 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 613 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Philippopolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) 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 tripod entwined by serpent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.61 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Varbanov, Philippopolis XVII.40.2
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 51
2 2     ✸ Nomos 32, 8 June 2024, lot 278 = CNG 174, 10 Oct. 2007, lot 119
3 3     C SNG 1775
4 4     C. Rhodes coll.
5 5     C. Scarlioli coll.
6 6     Sofia: 982