RPC VI, 9333 (temporary)

 

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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)
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Κέσαρ Ἀντωνῖνος Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Κέσαρ Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Antoninus
Obverse design laureate head of Elagabalus, right
Reverse inscription ΔΟΥϹΑΡΗϹ (sometimes retrograde) ΘΕΟϹ
Edition Δουσάρης θεός Δουσάρης θεός
Translation Dusares god
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 15 mm
Average weight 4.45 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference Kindler, Bostra 33–33b
Specimens 17 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     J-SBF Spijkerman 44.1
1 1     CNG EA 295, 30 Jan. 2013, lot 329
2 2     J-SBF Spijkerman 44.2
2 2     Inglewood coll., ex Sol Numismatik XLIV, lot 428
3 3     Agora Auctions, Sale 37, lot 133
3 3     Sol Numismatik XLVII, 8 Nov. 2025, lot 272
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
10 10     CNG EA 587, 21 May 2025, lot 536
11 11     Sol Numismatik XLIV, 26 July 2025, lot 428
12 12     F. Volpato coll.
13 13     Nummitra 88, 25 Oct. 2025, lot 372
14 14     Nummitra 88, 25 Oct. 2025, lot 373