RPC VI, 7710


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/7710 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	VI
Number	7710 (temporary)
Province	Mesopotamia
Region	Mesopotamia
City	Edessa
Reign	Elagabalus
Person (obv.)	Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue	ΥΠΑΤΟС ΤΟ A
Dating	218
Obverse inscription	ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹƐ(Υ) ΑΝΤⲰΝƐΙΝΟϹ ϹƐ(Β)
Obverse design	laureate bust of Elagabalus, l., holding sceptre(?) on his shoulder and shield decorated with Gorgoneion, seen from front
Reverse inscription	ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ƐΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ ΤΟ Α
Reverse design	eagle facing, head r., holding wreath in beak and spreading wings; small temple between legs
Metal	Debased silver
Average diameter	24 mm
Axis	6
Reference	Prieur 1728
Specimens	2 (1 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1			NY: 1944.100.65888	Bellinger 155 (as Severus Alexander) = Prieur 1728	24	9.29	6		Show
2	2 ✸				Naumann 99, 7 Feb. 2021, lot 527	24.2	11.62		obv. legend entirely retrograde	Show