RPC VI, 8179 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8179 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Uncertain mint of the Δ Ɛ series
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C M AVR ANTONINVS AVG
Edition Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Antoninus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Elagabalus, right, with drapery
Reverse inscription Δ Ε
Edition ἐπαρχιῶν ἐ(παρχιῶν)
Translation of the 4 eparchies
Reverse design within laurel wreath; below, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.03 g
Axis 1, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12
Reference BMC 447–50
Specimens 13 (8 in the core collections)
Note R. McAlee comments: 'The portrait style on this coin resembles that of some of the Elagabalus tetradrachms, which also have Δ Ɛ and a star. I would attribute both these aes coins and most of the Elagabalus tetradrachms to Laodicea ad Mare'.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: G.932
2 2     L: 1895,0508.288 BMC 447
3 3     L: G.2861 BMC 448
4 4     L: G.2862 BMC 449
5 5     L: 1896,0301.6 BMC 450
6 6     O
7 7     O
8 8     ✸ O
9 9     Leeds-UL: 1171
10 10     CNG EA 246, 15 Dec. 2010, lot 346
11 11     CNG EA 248, 26 Jan. 2011, lot 297
12 12     Lindgren 2007
13 13     Richard McAlee Collection