RPC VI, 8210 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8210 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Aradus
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue ΖΟΥ = 477
Dating 218/219
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΡΑΔΙωΝ Ε ΖΟΥ (the entire legend retrograde)
Reverse design round temple or shrine with two columns with shell pattern-decorated ceiling, within which Tyche of the City standing facing, head left, resting on long sceptre and holding wreath; on either side, Nike hovering and offering her a wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Reference Rouvier 419
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 6754 Rouvier 419(?)