RPC VI, 7869 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #10

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7869 (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 radiate head of Elagabalus (?), right
Reverse inscription ΚΑΡ ΚΟΛω Π
Edition Καρρηνῶν κολωνία Π Καρ(ρηνῶν) κολω(νία) Π
Translation colony of the Carrhaeans, P(?)
Reverse design star within filleted crescent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 2.66 g
Axis 4, 6
Specimens 9 (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

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
3 3     O
5 5     O
8 8     CNG EA 160, 14 Mar. 2007, lot 254
10 10     ✸ CNG EA 215, 29 July 2009, lot 439
12 12     Leu EA 7, 23 Feb. 2019, lot 948
14 14     Naumann 80, 4 Aug. 2019, lot 488
15 15     Wildwinds
16 16     Volpato coll.
17 17     Nummitra 105, 28 Dec. 2025, lot 762