RPC VI, 9049 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 9049 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Aelia Capitolina
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Issue 2 (with Alexander)
Obverse inscription IMP C M AVR ANTONIN(VS?)
Edition Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Antoninus
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate head of Elagabalus, right
Reverse inscription COL AE(L) CA(P) COMM P F
Edition colonia Aelia Capitolina Commodiana Pia Felix col(onia) Ael(ia) Cap(itolina) Comm(odiana) P(ia) F(elix)
Translation colony of Aelia Capitolina Commodiana, pious, fortunate
Reverse design she-wolf, right, looking back and feeding twins
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 11.97 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference Meshorer 119a
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1908,0110.1956 BMC 80 = Meshorer 119a
2 2     NY: 1944.100.63152 SNG 624
3 3     IMJ: 78.1623
4 4     IMJ: 71.660
5 5     CNG EA 251, 9 Mar. 2011, lot 247