RPC VI, 8721 (temporary)

 

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8721 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Ptolemais
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M AV ANTONINVS A
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL PTO
Reverse design front view of temple with six columns with arcuated lintel in the middle, within which Tyche standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia, crowned by Nike standing, left, on small column behind her; on each side, statue between columns of the facade, Perseus on the left, Athena on the right. In the lower register, front view of portico with central arch within which standing Zeus(?); below, series of semicircular arches each containing a pellet (quay or fence?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 12
Reference Kadman, Ptolemais 178
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Kadman, Ptolemais 178