RPC VI, 8430 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8430 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IM(P) C M AV(R) ANTONINVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Antoninus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL AV(R) PIA METR SIDO(N), L III GAL
Edition col(onia) Aur(elia) Pia metr(opolis) Sidon l(egio) III Gal(lica)
Translation the colony Aurelia Pia Sidon, 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 28 mm
Average weight 14.58 g
Axis 12
Reference Rouvier 1544
Specimens 6 (6 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: B1771 Rouvier 1544
2 2     B: I-B1900
3 3     ✸ B: I-B1900
4 4     NY: 1944.100.71724
5 5     NY: 1944.100.71772
6 6     O