RPC VI, 9320 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 9320 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Bostra
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ ΚΕϹΑΡ (sic) ΑΝΤωΝΙΝ
Edition Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Κέσαρ Ἀντωνῖν(ος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Antoninus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΒΟϹΤΡωΝ
Edition Βοστρ<ην>ῶν
Translation of the Bostrians
Reverse design front view of temple with two columns, within which Zeus Ammon-Sarapis standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding long sceptre and patera; at his feet, ram(?), left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 5.97 g
Reference Kindler, Bostra 32
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note On the rev., ΤΡⲰΝ retrogade.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Gorny & Mosch Online 247, 10 Mar. 2017, lot 4600 = Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction 4, lot 2372