RPC VI, 8590 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8590 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Damascus
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Group 1
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Τ Κ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΔΑΜΑϹΚΟΥ ΙΕΡΑϹ ΚΑΙ ΕΝΔΟΞΟΥ, ϹΕΒΑϹΜΙΑ
Reverse design inscription within wreath topped by three military banners; below, ram head(?), right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 69
2 2     CNG EA 372, 6 Apr. 2016, lot 339
3 3     ✸ CNG EA 407, 11 Oct. 2017, lot 301