RPC VI, 8379


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Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/8379 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	VI
Number	8379 (temporary)
Province	Syria Phoenice
Region	Phoenicia
City	Sidon
Reign	Elagabalus
Person (obv.)	Julia Soaemias (Augusta)
Obverse inscription	IVLIA SEMIA (sic) AVGV
Edition	Iulia S<oa>emia(s) Augu(sta)
Translation	Julia Soaemias Augusta
Obverse design	diademed and draped bust of Julia Soaemias, right
Reverse inscription	COL AV PIA METRO SID
Edition	col(onia) Au(relia) Pia Metro(polis) Sid(on)
Translation	Colony of Aurelia Pia Metropolis Sidon
Reverse design	Amaltheia standing facing, head left, holding goat and infant Zeus
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	36 mm
Average weight	32.30 g
Axis	12
Specimens	1 (1 in the core collections)
Note	For the reverse, see also https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/51644

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1 ✸			NY: 1948.19.2248		36	32.30	12	The frame has been engraved with Greek letters, including (on the reverse) the word ϹƐΙΔⲰΝ	Show