RPC VI, 8723 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8723 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Ptolemais
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IM R (sic) CAES M A [...?]
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus(?), right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL PTOL
Reverse design lighted altar between two columns, each surmounted by trophy(?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Agora Auctions Numismatic 35, 23 June 2015, lot 185
2 2     ✸ Heritage World Coin Auction Long Beach Signature Sale 3018, 5 Sept. 2012, lot 20347