RPC VI, 8451 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8451 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Julia Maesa (Augusta)
Obverse inscription IVLIA MESA (sic) AVG
Obverse design draped bust of Julia Maesa, right, with raised drapery on shoulder
Reverse inscription COL AV PIA MET SID 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 1, 7
Reference Rouvier 1596
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1909,0102.7 BMC 306
2 2     NY: 1944.100.73473
3 3     CNG EA 356, 29 July 2015, lot 384
4 4     Rouvier 1596