RPC VI, 8791 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8791 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Diospolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Year 19
Dating AD 218
Obverse inscription [ΑΥΤ] Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντω(νεῖνος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription Λ Ϲ ϹΕΥ ΔΙ ΠΟ Ε ΙΘ
Edition Λουκία Σεπτιμία Σευηριανὰ Διόσπολις ἔτους ιθʹ Λ(ουκία) Σ(επτιμία) Σευ(ηριανὰ) Δι(όσ)πο(λις) ἔ(τους) ιθʹ
Translation Lucian Septimian Severan Diospolis, year 19
Reverse design draped bust of Sarapis, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.15 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Sofaer 13, Rosenberger 13, Farhi, Diospolis 18
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Note check Rosenberger and see also Meshorer, City coins 155
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1908,0110.1734 BMC 5 (Caracalla)
3 3     IMJ: 14772
4 4     IMJ: 2249 Rosenberger 13
5 5     ✸ IMJ Sofaer 13