RPC VI, 7761 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7761 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Undated bronze coinage
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕΥ ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, left, holding shield decorated with Nike and raising hand, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤ ΚΟΛ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on small basis, left, holding patera(?); at her feet, lighted altar; below, river god swimming, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference BMC 77
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: G.2878 BMC 77
2 2     CGT coll.