RPC VI, 8195 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8195 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Raphanea
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ Ϲ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Ἀντωνῖνος Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΡΕΦΑΝΕΩ(ΤΩ)Ν
Edition Ῥαφανεωτῶν Ῥαφανεωτῶν
Translation of the Raphaneans
Reverse design Genius standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding patera and cornucopia; at his feet, bull, left; on either side, eagle
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.56 g
Axis 4, 6, 12
Reference Nurpetlian, Orontes Valley 23 (part)
Specimens 15 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: G2985 BMC 2 (as Caracalla)
2 2     Cop: 385
3 3     V: GR 29310
4 4     Leeds-UL: 1199
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     CNG EA 353, 17 June 2015, lot 323
9 9     ✸ CNG EA 404, 23 Aug. 2017, lot 382
10 10     CNG EA 405, 6 Sept. 2017, lot 351
11 11     CNG EA 407, 11 Oct. 2017, lot 299
12 12     Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG 97, 7 Mar. 2005, lot 1696
13 13     Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland GmbH 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 750
14 14     Richard McAlee coll.
15 15     T. Mullally Collection