RPC VI, 8669 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8669 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Julia Maesa (Augusta)
Obverse inscription IVLIA MAESA AVGV
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Julia Maesa, right
Reverse inscription TVRIORVM
Reverse design Hermes-Thoth standing left, holding rolled papyrus and caduceus; before, ibis standing left on base; behind, murex shell above palm tree
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 62, 17 Oct. 2019, lot 695
2 2     Solidus 76, 5 Apr. 2021, lot 1216 ('Mamaea')