RPC VI, 9372 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 9372 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Petra
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C ANTWNI (sic)
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) Antωni(nus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Antoninus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription PET COLON
Edition Pet(ra) Colon(ia)
Translation colony of Petra
Reverse design colonist ploughing right, raising hand, with yoke of oxen
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.71 g
Axis 7, 10
Reference Meshorer, City-Coins 283
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note "barbarous style"

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1947,0409.1
2 2     IMJ Meshorer, City-Coins 283 = Sofaer 53