RPC VI, 8384 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

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
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL AVR PIA METR SIDON
Reverse design car of Astarte between crescent and star, within circle of the Zodiac
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Axis 5, 6, 7
Reference Rouvier 1555
Specimens 7 (5 in the core collections)

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