RPC VI, 8174 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8174 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Laodicea ad Mare
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription IMP C M AVR ANTONIN
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription LADICEON (sic) Δ Ε
Reverse design Heracles standing nude, right, and Dionysus standing nude, left, wrestling with each other; behind Heracles, club; behind Dionysus, thyrsus (?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference BMC 108
Specimens 9 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1851,0503.373 BMC 108
2 2     CNG EA 206, 11 Mar. 2009, lot 360
3 3     ✸ CNG EA 262, 17 Aug. 2011, lot 243
4 4     Gemini VI, 10 Jan. 2010, lot 643
5 5     Gorny & Mosch 200, 10 Oct. 2011, lot 2269
6 6     Naumann Numismatik Naumann 43, 1 May 2016, lot 771
7 7     Zeus 17, 5 Jun. 2021, lot 380
9 9     Roma Numismatics E-Live 6, 25 Mar. 2023, lot 119
10 10     Savoca Coins Blue 199th Weekly Blue, 2 Mar. 2024, lot 381