RPC VI, 8275 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8275 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tripolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue [?]ΛΦ = 531/532
Dating 219/221
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΡΙΠΟΛΙΤωΝ [.]ΛΦ
Reverse design front view of temple with four columns of Zeus Hagios with facing bust of Astarte(?) in the pediment, within which lighted altar in the middle, approached by steps, Helios on the left, standing facing, raising hand, and Selene on the right, standing facing, holding long torch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 1, 7, 12
Reference Rouvier 1758 corr.–1759
Specimens 8 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: B1960 Rouvier 1758.6
2 2     B: 1923/61
3 3     B: F1873
4 4     NY: 1992.54.1191
5 5     NY: 1992.54.874
6 6     ✸ CNG EA 229, 10 Mar. 2010, lot 346
7 7     Lindgren I, 2352 (as Caracalla)
8 8     Rouvier 1759 = Mi VIII S. 293, 260