RPC VI, 8323 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8323 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Berytus
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Antoninus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL IVL AVG FEC (sic) BER
Edition col(onia) Iul(ia) Aug(usta) fe{c}(lix) Ber(ytus)
Translation the colony Julia Augusta Felix Berytus
Reverse design front view of temple with four columns with shield in pediment and acroteria along roofline, Nike raising wreath on each corner and Poseidon with Beroe on top; inside,Tyche-Astarte standing facing, left foot on prow of galley, holding stylis and being crowned by Nike standing left on cippus; on either side, genius holding torch; below, two genii on dolphins facing central stairway; below, on either side, cup
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 18.14 g
Axis 6, 7, 11, 12
Reference Sawaya 1695–703, Rouvier 573–4
Specimens 17 (10 in the core collections)
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