RPC VI, 8265 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8265 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tripolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue AΛΦ = 531 (group 1b)
Dating 219/220
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΜΑΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΡΙΠΟΛΙΤωΝ ΑΛΦ
Reverse design the Dioscuri standing facing, looking each other, each wearing pileus surmounted by star, resting on spear and holding grapes
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 6
Reference BMC 132
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1839,0919.600 BMC 132
2 2     ✸ C: L2709 SNG 6076