RPC VI, 8900 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8900 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Sebaste
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Julia Maesa (Augusta)
Obverse inscription MAESA AVGVSTA
Edition Maesa Augusta
Translation Maesa Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Julia Maesa, r
Reverse inscription COL L SE SEBASTE
Edition col(onia) L(ucia) Se(ptimia) Sebaste
Translation Colony of Lucius Septimius Sebaste
Reverse design Hades in quadriga of horses, right, looking back, holding reins and Persephone; above, Eros flying, right; behind, Athena advancing, right, holding shield and about to hurl spear; before, serpent over basket, right; below, cista(?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 10.34 g
Axis 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12
Reference Rosenberger 30
Specimens 13 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1908,0110.2258 BMC 16
2 2     L: 1908,1111.14 BMC 17
3 3     NY: 2012.71.227
4 4     P: 246
5 5     IMJ Rosenberger 30
6 6     IMJ Sofaer 34
7 7     Heritage World Coin Auctions Long Beach Signature Sale 3018, 5 Sept. 2012, lot 20523
8 8     CNG EA 112, 13 Apr. 2005, lot 175
9 9     ✸ CGT coll. = CNG Auction 273, 8 Feb. 2012, lot 291
10 10     Agora 19, 28 Oct. 2014, lot 69
11 11     Naumann 112, 2 Jan. 2022, lot 1419 (as Elagabalus?)
12 12     CGT coll.
13 13     F. Jarman coll.