RPC VI, 8190 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8190 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Raphanea
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate bust of Elagabalus, right, wearing cuirass decorated with Gorgoneion, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΡΕΦΑΝΕΩΤΩΝ
Edition Ῥαφανεωτῶν
Translation of the Raphaneans
Reverse design Genius seated on throne, left, wearing kalathos, holding patera and cornucopia; at his feet, bull, left; on either side, eagle
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 7.78 g
Axis 1, 6, 7, 12
Reference Nurpetlian, Orontes Valley 22 (part)
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1975,0411.175
2 2     cgb.fr MBS 13, 30 July 2001, lot 510
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     CNG EA 353, 17 June 2015, lot 324
5 5     ✸ CNG EA 405, 6 Sept. 2017, lot 350
6 6     Roma Numismatics EA 52, 10 Jan. 2019, lot 573