RPC VI, 8160 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8160 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Laodicea ad Mare
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Group 1b
Obverse inscription IMP C M AVR ANTONEINVS [...]
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Anton{e}inus [---]
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus [---]
Obverse design laureate head of Elagabalus, right, with drapery
Reverse inscription COL LAOD METROPOLEOS (sic) Δ Ε
Edition col(onia) Laod(iceae) Metropoleos δʹ ἐ(παρχιῶν)
Translation Colony of Laodicea, Metropolis, of the 4 eparchies
Reverse design Tyche of the City(?) standing facing turreted, head right, holding rudder and small statue of the Emperor(?); to right, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 12.62 g
Axis 12
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1246
2 2     ✸ NY: 1948.19.2085
3 3     NY: 1944.100.66471
4 4     George Couvalis