RPC VI, 7715 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7715 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue ΥΠΑΤΟС ΤΟ Β
Dating 219
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕΥ ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate head of Elagabalus, right, with drapery
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ ΤΟ Β
Reverse design eagle facing, head right, holding wreath in beak and spreading wings; small temple between legs
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 5, 12
Reference Bellinger 152, Prieur 1724
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1895,0508.242 BMC 379 (as Caracalla) = Bellinger 152 = CRS 117, 1
2 2     ✸ CNG MBS 67, 22 Sept. 2004, lot 1163
3 3     Emporium Hamburg 66, 17 Nov. 2011, lot 365
4 4     Prieur 1724 (CP 385) = CNG EA 453, 2 Oct. 2019, lot 449