RPC VI, 8452 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8452 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Julia Maesa (Augusta)
Obverse inscription IVLIA MAESA AVG
Edition Iulia Maesa Aug(usta)
Translation Julia Maesa Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Julia Maesa, right
Reverse inscription COL AVR PIA METR SID, L III GAL
Edition col(onia) Aur(elia) Pia metr(opolis) Sid(on) 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 29 mm
Average weight 15.60 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 301
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1906,0712.72 BMC 301
2 2     ✸ B: L1906
3 3     NY: 1944.100.72482
4 4     CGT coll.