RPC VI, 8429 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8429 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAESAR M AV ANTONINVS (AVG)
Edition Imp(erator) Caesar M(arcus) Au(relius) Antoninus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped an cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription AVR PIA SID COL METRO, L III GAL
Edition Aur(elia) Pia Sid(on) col(onia) metro(polis) l(egio) III Gal(lica)
Translation Aurelia Pia Sidon, colony, metropolis, the third Gallic legion
Reverse design veiled priest ploughing right, with yoke of oxen, raising hand; in the background, inscribed standard
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 20.29 g
Axis 12
Reference Rouvier 1508–9
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 6789
2 2     B: 1873.Gansauge
3 3     NY: 1944.100.71723
4 4     NY: 1944.100.71717 Rouvier 1509
5 5     ✸ CNG EA 174, 10 Oct. 2007, lot 159
6 6     Rouvier 1508
7 7     Nummitra 49, 5 Jan. 2025, lot 242 (Carrhae)