RPC VI, 9238 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 9238 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Adraa
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Undated
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΕϹΑΡ (sic) ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κέσαρ Ἀντωνῖνο(ς)
Translation Emperor Caesar Antoninus
Obverse design laureate head of Elagabalus, right
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡΑΗΝωΝ (retrograde)
Edition Ἀδραηνῶν
Translation of the Adraeans
Reverse design Heracles seated on rock, left, resting on club
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 4.58 g
Axis 6
Reference Spijkerman 13
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Note Easily confused with Petra: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/57655

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.69225
2 2     J-SBF Spijkerman 13
3 3     Cop: 138
4 4     Kaplun coll.