RPC VI, 8409 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8409 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IM C M AV ANTONINVS AVG PIV
Edition Im(perator) 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 AVR PIA SID COL METRO
Edition Aur(elia) Pia Sid(on) col(onia) metro(polis)
Translation Aurelia Pia Sidon, colony, metropolis
Reverse design three-quarter view of two-wheel car of Astarte, right, with shrine with four columns within which baetyl; on the roof, four palm branches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 19.79 g
Axis 11, 12
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1902,0206.226 BMC 244
2 2     P: 866
3 3     ✸ CNG EA 193, 6 Aug. 2008, lot 164
4 4     Elsen 119, 7 Dec. 2013, lot 507
5 5     Peus 384, 2 Nov. 2005, lot 907