RPC VI, 8885 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8885 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Nysa-Scythopolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue ΒΠϹ = 282
Dating 218/19
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΜΑ Α ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶ(ρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Ἀντωνῖνος Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Elagabalus, right
Reverse inscription ΝΥϹΑ ϹΚΥΘ ΙΕΡΑϹ ΒΠϹ
Reverse design Tyche of the City standing facing, head right, placing foot on river god swimming, right, resting on long sceptre and holding cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 7.72 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Barkay 69
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 230
2 2     ✸ IMJ Sofaer 46
3 3     IMJ Sofaer 47
4 4     Barkay 69 = Spijkerman 51