RPC VI, 8596 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8596 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Damascus
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ
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; below, sometimes, ram head(?), left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 1, 6, 7, 12
Reference BMC 21
Specimens 8 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1908,0110.2372
2 2     L: BK,855 BMC 21
3 3     P: F3129
4 4     NY: 1944.100.83691
5 5     Yale: 8.6000.1306 (found at Dura Europos)
6 6     CGT coll. = JHE Auction 12, 13 Aug. 2013, lot 64 = Lindgren I, 2144
7 7     ✸ CNG EA 360, 30 Sept. 2015, lot 255
8 8     Moneta Numismatic Services Ancient Coins