RPC VI, 8012 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8012 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Group 1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Ἀντωνῖνος Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Elagabalus, right, with drapery
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ Μ ΚΟΛΩ Δ Ε S C
Edition Ἀντιοχέων μητροπόλεως κολωνίας δʹ ἐπαρχιῶν senatus consulto Ἀντιοχέων μ(ητροπόλεως) κολω(νίας) δʹ ἐ(παρχιῶν) s(enatus) c(onsulto)
Translation of the Antiocheans, metropolis colony, of the 4 eparchies, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding corn ears; below, river god Orontes swimming, left, looking back; above, ram leaping, right, looking back
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 18.60 g
Axis 1
Reference McAlee 804
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ McAlee 804 = CNG EA 246, 15 Dec. 2010, lot 350
2 2     Naumann Gitbud & Naumann 34, 2 Aug. 2015, lot 815