RPC VI, 8918 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8918 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Neapolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΦΛ ΝΕ ΠΟ ϹΥΡ [...]
Reverse design front view of temple with four columns with arcuated lintel in the middle of pediment, within which Tyche standing, facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding small bust and spear and placing foot on globe(?); in each aisle, basket of branches on tall stand(?), upon which wreath hanging from the ceiling
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 28634.1