RPC VI, 8625 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8625 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M AV ANTONINVS AV
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) Au(relius) Antoninus Au(gustus)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription TVRIORVM
Edition Tyriorum
Translation of the Tyrians
Reverse design front view of temple with six columns with arcuated lintel in the middle, within which Astarte standing facing, turreted, holding long sceptre and resting on trophy on her right, crowned by Nike standing on small column, left, on her left; in exergue, altar between murex shell and small palm tree
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.64 g
Axis 1, 5, 12
Specimens 10 (8 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1840,1215.208 BMC 405
2 2     NY: 1953.171.1822
3 3     NY: 1944.100.81838
4 4     B: L1906
5 5     NY: 1940.19.2491
6 6     ✸ CNG EA 344, 11 Feb. 2015, lot 358
7 7     O
8 8     B: 1865/28713
9 9     P: 828
10 10     C. Rhodes Coll.