RPC VI, 9331 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 9331 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Bostra
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσαρ Ἀντωνῖνο(ς)
Translation Emperor Caesar Antoninus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΔΟΥϹΑΡΗϹ ΘΕΟϹ
Edition Δουσάρης θεός
Translation Dusares god
Reverse design motab altar with staircase, seen from left, supporting three piles of holy stones, topped by a sacred baetyl
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.85 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Kindler, Bostra 33a
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 2012.71.69
2 2     J-SBF Spijkerman 42
3 3     CNG 114, 13 May 2020, lot 530