RPC VI, 8031 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8031 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ Α ϹΕ
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, left, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤ ΚΟΛ Δ Ε S C
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding corn ears; below, river god Orontes swimming, left, looking back; to left, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 679
2 2     B: R1853
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     ✸ Richard McAlee Collection, ex CNG EA 331, 23 July 2014, lot 183
5 5     Lindgren I, 2009
8 8     Kratky coll.