RPC VI, 8021 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8021 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription [Α Κ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ] ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗ ΚΟ Δ Ε S C
Edition Ἀντιοχέων μη(τρόπολις) κο(λωνίας) 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, left, looking back; star or crescent in field
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 19.43 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 456
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: G.5439 BMC 456
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     ✸ Richard McAlee Collection