RPC VI, 9298 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 9298 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Syria
City Pella
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue ΒΠϹ = 282 (Group 2)
Dating 219/20
Obverse inscription [ΑΥΤ?] Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΕΛΛΑΙωΝ [...ΒΠϹ?]
Reverse design front view of temple with four columns, within which cult-statue standing facing, head left, holding uncertain object and resting on serpent-staff; at his feet, two animals(?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 12
Reference Spijkerman 18
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: L1906
2 2     J-MJA Spijkerman 18