RPC VI, 8384 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8384 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IM C M AV ANTONINVS AVG P
Edition Im(perator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Au(relius) Antoninus Aug(ustus) P(ius)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus Pius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL AVR PIA METR SIDON
Edition col(onia) Aur(elia) Pia Metr(opolis) Sidon
Translation Colony of Aurelia Pia Metropolis Sidon
Reverse design car of Astarte between crescent and star, within circle of the Zodiac
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 17.20 g
Axis 5, 6, 7
Reference Rouvier 1555
Specimens 7 (5 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 1873Gansauge
2 2     B: F1873
3 3     ✸ B: L1906
4 4     NY: 1944.100.71789
5 5     O
6 6     Rouvier 1555
7 7     Roma Numismatics XXIX, 9 Nov. 2023, lot 287