RPC VI, 8370 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8370 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Emesa
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Bilingual Issues
Obverse inscription IM C M A ANTONINVS
Edition Im(perator) C(aesar) M(arcus) A(urelius) Antoninus
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design radiate head of Elagabalus, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟ(Λ) ΕΜΙϹΩΝ, ΗΛΙΑ ΠΥΘΙΑ, Ε
Reverse design prize crown between two palm branches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.08 g
Axis 5, 6, 12
Reference BMC 21, Nurpetlian Orontes Valley 43 (part)
Specimens 12 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     G SNG 3171 = Hunterian III, 198, 15
2 2     G SNG 3170 = Hunterian III, 198, 14
3 3     L: 1844,0425.634 BMC 21
4 4     Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland GmbH 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 630
5 5     Lindgren I, 2047
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     CGT coll. = Ares Web Auction 9, 17 May 2020, lot 305
9 9     Naville Numismatics 74, 19 June 2022, lot 206
10 10     Aphrodite Art Coins 18, 23 Dec. 2023, lot 400
11 11     ✸ CNG EA 576, 4 Dec. 2024, lot 433 = Nomos 32, 8 June 2024, lot 222
12 12     Demos 36, 2–4 Aug. 2024, lot 1278