RPC VI, 8493 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8493 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C M AV ANTONINVS AV
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL AVR PIA METRO SID [...]
Reverse design male bearded figure standing, right, wearing long chiton, in front of male figure standing facing, head left, in military dress; to left, small car of Astarte
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 12
Reference Rouvier 1540
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.71778 Rouvier 1540.1
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 211, 3 June 2009, lot 335
3 3     Rouvier 1540.2 = Mi S. VIII, 277, 181
4 4     Rouvier 1540.3