RPC VI, 7866 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7866 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΑΝΤωΝΕΙ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Ἀντωνεῖνος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Ἀντωνεῖ(νος)
Translation Emperor Antoninus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus (?), right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΑΡ ΚΟ Μ Π
Edition Καρρηνῶν κολωνία μητρόπολις Π Καρ(ρηνῶν) κο(λωνία) μ(ητρόπολις) Π
Translation of the Carrhaeans, the colony, the metropolis P(?)
Reverse design star within filleted crescent set on stone on base
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 3.53 g
Axis 7
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note The tentative attribution to Elagabalus (rather than Caracalla) is based on the 'portrait'.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Leu EA 15, 27 Feb. 2021, lot 1586