RPC VI, 8491 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8491 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C M AV ANTONINVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Au(relius) Antoninus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL AVR PIA METR SID
Edition col(onia) Aur(elia) Pia Metr(opolis) Sid(on)
Translation Colony of Aurelia Pia Metropolis Sidon
Reverse design galley, left, with eight rowers; on stern, aplustre; above, car of Astarte
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.57 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Rouvier 1543corr.
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: B1778 Rouvier 1543.1
2 2     B: 1921/255
3 3     NY: 1944.100.71771 Rouvier 1543.3
4 4     Rouvier 1543.2 = Mi V, 386, 339
5 5     ✸ B: L1906
6 6     Bern: N/82.2300 SNG 2300
7 7     C. Rhodes coll.