RPC VI, 8176 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8176 (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 ANTONINVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Antoninus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription LAVDICEON (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
Average weight 5.00 g
Axis 12
Reference Lindgren 2101
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Grün 53, 20 May 2010, lot 244
2 2     Lindgren I, 2101
3 3     M&M GmbH 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 255
4 4     Chris Scarlioli Collection.
5 5     Naville Numismatics 87, 11 Feb. 2024, lot 277