RPC VI, 8444 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8444 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Julia Maesa (Augusta)
Obverse inscription IVL MAESA AVG
Edition Iul(ia) Maesa Aug(usta)
Translation Julia Maesa Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Julia Maesa, right, with raised drapery on shoulder
Reverse inscription COL AVR PIA METRO SID, CORT IV (?)
Reverse design male figure standing facing, head right, holding branch and placing hand over small inscribed temple; at his feet, to right, tripod around which serpent is coiled
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 13.85 g
Axis 1
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.71474
2 2     Lucernae Numismatics VIGESIMA XX, 2 June 2024, lot 224