RPC VI, 7276 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7276 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Anazarbus
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβ(αστὸς)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΝΑΖΑΡΒΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ Γ Β Α Μ Κ
Edition Ἀναζάρβου μητροπό(λεως) γʹ βʹ αʹ μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης)
Translation of Anazarbus, metropolis, (of the) 3 (eparchies), 2 (neocorate), first, greatest, most beautiful
Reverse design the Emperor (radiate) on horseback advancing, right, holding spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 15.21 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Ziegler 431
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.53058 Ziegler 431.1
2 2     Boston: 64.1404 Ziegler 431.2
3 3     ✸ CNG EA 511, 9 Mar. 2022, lot 238
4 4     Nimrod Numismatik 7, 18–19 July 2024, lot 438