RPC VI, 7979 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7979 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Commagene
City Samosata
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Group 1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ Ϲ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Ἀντωνῖνος Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Elagabalus, right, with drapery
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡ Κ(ΟΜΜ) Φ ϹΑΜΟϹΑΤΕωΝ
Reverse design turreted and draped bust of Tyche, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 3.30 g
Axis 3, 6, 11
Reference CRS 28
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: G.5260 BMC 37
2 2     P: 1490
3 3     V: GR 20874
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     ✸ Hirsch 343, 26 Sept. 2018, lot 2737
6 6     CGT coll.