RPC VI, 8391 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8391 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C M AV ANTONIN(VS AVG PIV)
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Au(relius) Antoninus Aug(ustus) Piu(s)
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 emperor standing facing in chiton, head right, resting on long sceptre with cross and holding Nike with wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 16.73 g
Axis 1, 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.71718
2 2     CNG EA 374, 11 May 2016, lot 409