RPC VI, 9250 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 9250 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Syria
City Abila
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue ΓΠϹ = 283
Dating 219/20
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΒΙΛΗΝωΝ Κ Ϲ ΑΥ(?) ΓΠϹ
Reverse design front view of temple with four columns with arcuated lintel in pediment, topped by Nike, left, within which lighted altar; on either side, square tower, each having a door and three windows
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference Sofaer 23corr., 26
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CNG EA 293, 19 Dec. 2012, lot 194
2 2     CGT coll. = CNG EA 319, 29 Jan. 2014, lot 251
3 3     R. Hoppensteadt coll.
4 4     Sofaer 23
5 5     Sofaer 26