RPC VI, 7867 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7867 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus (?), right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΚΑΡ ΚΟΛ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙϹ
Reverse design star within filleted crescent set on stone on base
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)
Note The tentative attribution to Elagabalus (rather than Caracalla) is based on the 'portrait'.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Mu: 3
1 1     ✸ Leu EA 14, 12 Dec. 2020, lot 1157
1 1     Falkner coll.
2 2     Naumann 96, 1 Nov. 2020, lot 516 = Savoca EA 82 Silver, 26 July 2020, lot 283
3 3     P: 1877
4 4     Trade (M.Breitsprecher, VCoins 2021)
5 5     CGT coll.