RPC VI, 9333 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 9333 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Bostra
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ(Ο) ΚΕϹΑΡ (sic) ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟ(Ϲ)
Obverse design laureate head of Elagabalus, right
Reverse inscription ΔΟΥϹΑΡΗϹ (sometimes retrograde) ΘΕΟϹ
Reverse design motab altar with staircase, seen from right, supporting three piles of holy stones, topped by a sacred baetyl
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference Kindler, Bostra 33–33b
Specimens 9 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     J-SBF Spijkerman 44.1
2 2     J-SBF Spijkerman 44.2
3 3     Agora Auctions, Sale 37, lot 133
4 4     ✸ Dmitry Markov Coins & Medals M&M Numismatics Ltd Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles The New York Sale XLII, 9 Jan. 2018, lot 352
5 5     Kindler, Bostra 33b = Rosenberger 35
6 6     Naville Numismatics 65, 30 May 2021, lot 179
7 7     Shick Coins
8 8     Sofaer 38
9 9     Sofaer 39