RPC VI, 7870 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7870 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription [ ]ΑΝΤω[ ]
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus (?), right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΑΡ ΚΟΛω Π
Reverse design star within filleted crescent on base
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 4 (1 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     P: 1875
2 2     Leeds-UL: 45
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     ✸ Leu EA 3, 25 Feb. 2018, lot 747