RPC VI, 8429 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

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)
Obverse design laureate, draped an cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription AVR PIA SID COL METRO, L III GAL
Reverse design veiled priest ploughing right, with yoke of oxen, raising hand; in the background, inscribed standard
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Axis 12
Reference Rouvier 1508–9
Specimens 6 (4 in the core collections)

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