RPC VI, 8358 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8358 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Emesa
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription Ε ΜΗΤΡ Κ ΕΜΙ ΗΛΙΑ ΠΥΘΙΑ
Reverse design prize crown between two palm branches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 5.45 g
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 21672
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 345, 25 Feb. 2015, lot 428
3 3     Kovacs. coll.