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 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 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 29 mm
Average weight 13.57 g
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR35815
2 2     Prokhorov Coll.