RPC VI, 9277 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 9277 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Syria
City Canatha
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΕϹΑΡ (sic) ΑΝΤωΝΙΝ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κέσαρ Ἀντωνῖν(ος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Antoninus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΓΑΒΙΝ ΚΑΝΑΘΑ (retrograde)
Reverse design Dionysus standing facing, head left, holding long thyrsus and cantharus over panther, left, looking back
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 5.79 g
Axis 12
Reference Donceel XVI
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     J-BoI: 1-504 Donceel XVI.1 = INJ 11 (1990–1991), 73
2 2     ✸ Donceel XVI.2 = Sofaer 12
3 3     Lindgren III, 1679 (unattributed)
4 4     Private Coll.