RPC VI, 8143 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8143 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Laodicea ad Mare
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Group 1
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Antoninus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Elagabalus, right, with drapery
Reverse inscription COL LAOD C METROPOL IIII PRO Δ Ε
Edition col(onia) Laod<i>c(ea) metropol(is) IIII pro(vinciarum) δʹ ἐ(παρχειῶν)
Translation the colony Laodicea, metropolis, of the 4 provinces, of the 4 eparchies
Reverse design facing quadriga carrying the conical stone of Emesa, on which eagle facing, between four parasols; above, star or crescent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 13.82 g
Axis 5
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Gemini 12, 11 Jan. 2015, lot 392