RPC VI, 8147 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8147 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Laodicea ad Mare
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Group 1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ CAES M A ANTONINVS A ϹΕΒ (sic)
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Caes(ar) M(arcus) A(urelius) Antoninus A(ugustus) Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (Augustus)
Obverse design laureate head of Elagabalus, right, with drapery
Reverse inscription COL LAOD C METROP IIII[...] Δ Ε
Edition colonia Laodicea metropolis IIII--- δʹ ἐπαρχειῶν col(onia) Laod<i>c(ea) metrop(olis) IIII[---] δʹ ἐ(παρχειῶν)
Translation the colony Laodicea, metropolis, 4 [---], of the 4 eparchies
Reverse design statue of goddess standing, right, wearing polos, hoding round shield and axe(?), in front of Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding cornucopia and rudder; at her feet, river god swimming, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 22.71 g
Axis 12
Reference Meyer, Laodikeia D
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: I-B1900
2 2     Mu Meyer, Laodikeia D