RPC VI, 8958 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8958 (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 front
Reverse inscription ΦΛ ΝΕΑϹ ΠΟΛ ϹΥΡ ΠΑΛ
Edition Φλ(αουίας) Νέας Πόλ(εως) Συρ(ίας) Παλ(αιστίνης)
Translation of Flavia New City of Syria Palaestina
Reverse design Mount Gerizim surmounted by temple complex connected to the colonnade at the slope by stairways; to right, roadway leading to altar (letter in the exergue in either absent or illegible)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 5.52 g
Axis 12
Reference Rosenberger 41, Sofaer 101
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: L1906
2 2     IMJ Sofaer 101
3 3     Rosenberger 41