RPC VI, 6624 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6624 (temporary)
Province Galatia
Region Pontus
City Trapezus
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue ƐΤ ΡΝƐ = 155
Dating 218/219
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΡΑΠΕΖΟΥΝΤΙωΝ ΕΤ ΡΝϚ
Reverse design Mithras on horseback advancing, right; to right, altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 5
Reference Wojan, Trapezonte 72–3
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Note Date not clear. Wojan suggested year 156, but the new coin indicates 155. 
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1897,0104.11 Wojan, Trapezonte 72
1 1     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 269, 9 Mar. 2020, lot 867 ('year 158')
2 2     Wojan, Trapezonte 73 = Peus 366, 29 Oct. 2000, lot 538 = Elsen 67, 15 Sept. 2001, lot 768