RPC VI, 8171 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8171 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Laodicea ad Mare
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription IMP C M P(?) C ANTONINVS
Edition Imperator Caesar Marcus Antoninus Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Antoninus
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antoninus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL LAOD METROPOLEOS (sic) Δ Ε
Edition coloniae Laodiceae metropoleos δʹ ἐπαρχιῶν col(oniae) Laod(iceae) metropoleos δʹ ἐ(παρχιῶν)
Translation of the colony 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 29 mm
Average weight 13.57 g
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR35815
2 2     Prokhorov Coll.