RPC VI, 8344 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8344 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Berytus
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL IVL AVG FEL BER
Reverse design Nike advancing, right, holding standard and extending right hand towards galley, right, on which two figures facing each other, each holding standard
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 5, 6
Reference Sawaya 1946–50, Rouvier 582
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1307 Sawaya 1949
2 2     B: 1908/5 Sawaya 1950
3 3     NY: 1944.100.72385 Sawaya 1947
4 4     Beirut-BdL: 244 Sawaya 1948
5 5     Bern SNG 2253 = Sawaya 1946