RPC VI, 8672 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8672 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CA M AV ANTONINVS AV
Edition Imp(erator) Ca(esar) 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 galley, r, with aplustre on stern; above, murex shell
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 5.01 g
Axis 6, 11
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: I-B1900
2 2     B: L1906
3 3     CNG EA 426, 8 Aug. 2018, lot 395
4 4     Goldberg 106, 4 Sept. 2018, lot 1406
5 5     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 52, 10 Jan. 2019, lot 570
6 6     Sol Numismatik XXVII, 13 Apr. 2024, lot 354