RPC IX, 1866

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1866
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Emesa
Reign Uranius Antoninus
Person (obv.) Uranius Antoninus (Augustus)
Issue Group 1: debased silver with ƐΜΙϹΑ
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ Κ ϹΟΥΛΠ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ Ϲ
Edition Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Σουλπ(ίκιος) Ἀντωνῖνος Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Sulpicius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Uranius Antoninus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞΟΥϹΙΑϹ, ΕΜΙϹΑ, S C
Edition δημαρχ(ικῆς) ἐξουσίας Ἔμισα Senatus Consulto
Translation Tribunician power, Emesa, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design eagle standing on line, facing, head left, spreading wings, holding wreath in beak
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.85 g
Axis 6
Reference Baldus 8
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop SNG 313 = Baldus 8 (VI/7)
2 2     ✸ Triton I, 2–3 Dec. 1997, lot 710