RPC VI, 8309 (temporary)

 

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8309 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Byblus
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΑϹ ΒΥΒΛΟΥ
Reverse design within circle made by serpent eating its tail
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 12
Reference Rouvier 704
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note The coin cannot be found in any collection and was only illustrated by a drawing: perhaps a misunderstanding of a specimen of https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/51295
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Beirut-AUB: C812 63 = Rouvier 704.1
2 2     63 = Rouvier 704.2 = Mi V, 355, 133