RPC VI, 7960 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7960 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Uncertain mint of the Syrian Tetradrachms
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue ΥΠΑΤΟС ΤΟ Β (group 2 Laodicea style)
Dating 219
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ ΤΟ Β Δ Ε
Edition δημαρχ(ικῆς) ἐξ(ουσίας) ὕπατος τὸ βʹ δʹ ἐ(παρχιῶν)
Translation holder of the tribunitian power, consul for the second time, of the 4 eparchies
Reverse design eagle standing facing, head left, holding wreath in beak and spreading wings; star between legs
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 12.78 g
Axis 1, 6, 7, 11, 12
Reference McAlee 763
Specimens 9 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1991.9.112
2 2     NY: 1944.100.65984
3 3     NY: 1984.44.16
4 4     O
5 5     Bern: N/82.1997 SNG 1996 = McAlee 763.6
6 6     Agora Auctions Numismatic 67, 20 June 2017, lot 195
7 7     McAlee 763.1
8 8     ✸ Richard McAlee Collection = Roma Numismatics E-Sale 104, 15 Dec. 2022, 723
9 9     Richard McAlee coll.