RPC VI, 8418 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8418 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IM(P) C M AV ANTONINVS AVG P[?]
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL AV PIA MET(R) SIDON IE PE OEC ISE
Reverse design two agonistic crowns on a draped table with one palm branch each; below, vase and five apples
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference Rouvier 1553
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1900,0707.126 BMC 279
2 2     L: 1851,0513.29 BMC 281
3 3     B: 1908/5.Morel
4 4     ✸ NY: 1944.100.71786 Rouvier 1553.1
5 5     CNG EA 217, 26 Aug. 2009, lot 315
6 6     Rouvier 1553.2 = Mi S. VIII, 278, 184
7 7     Rouvier 1553.3