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
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ ΤΟ Β Δ Ε
Reverse design eagle standing facing, head left, holding wreath in beak and spreading wings; star between legs
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 26 mm
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.