RPC VI, 9360 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 9360 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Rabbath-Moba
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΕϹΑΡ (sic) ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟ
Obverse design laureate head of Elagabalus, right
Reverse inscription ΑΡϹΑΠΟ
Reverse design Poseidon (?) standing, right, within arch, holding dolphin(?) and resting on trident, placing foot on prow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Axis 1, 7, 12
Reference Spijkerman 38
Specimens 10 (1 in the core collections)
Note The usual description as 'Poseidon holding a trident and a dolphin' seems uncertain, since there does not really seem to be either a trident or a dolphin. On the other hand, placing the foot on something does seem quite like Poseidon placing his foot on a prow.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1907,1102.25 L
2 2     IMJ Rosenberger 27 = VCoins Archaeological Center
3 3     IMJ Sofaer 22
4 4     J-SBF Spijkerman 38.1
5 5     J-SBF Spijkerman 38.2
6 6     J-SBF Spijkerman 38.3
7 7     Agora Auctions, Sale 47, Dec. 2015, lot 52
8 8     Münzen & Medaillen GmbH (DE), Auction 18, Oct. 2005, lot 1777
9 9     CNG EA 527, 16 Nov. 2022, lot 250
10 10     Zurqieh