RPC VI, 8908 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8908 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Neapolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΦΛ ΝΕΑϹ Π ϹΥΡ ΠΑΛ Ε
Edition Φλ(αουίας) Νέας π(όλεως) Συρ(ίας) Παλ(αιστίνης) Ε
Translation of Flavia Neapolis, of Syria Palaestina, E(?)
Reverse design Mount Gerizim surmounted by temple complex connected to the colonnade at the slope by stairways; to right, roadway leading to altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 13.65 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference Sofaer 92
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     IMJ Sofaer 92
2 2     ✸ J. Galst coll. = CNG 118, 13 Sept. 2021, lot 863
3 3     C. Rhodes coll.