RPC IX, 1893

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1893
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Emesa
Reign Uranius Antoninus
Person (obv.) Uranius Antoninus (Augustus)
Issue Group 2: debased silver with ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Β
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ Κ ϹΟΥΛΠ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Sulpicius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Uranius Antoninus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞΟΥϹΙΑϹ ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Β, S C
Reverse design eagle standing on line, facing, head right, spreading wings, holding wreath in beak
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 6
Reference Baldus 26, Prieur 1051, 1055
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 1885/1, 1887/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1906,0111.19 BMC 666 = Baldus 26 (XVIII/24)
2 2     ✸ Karlsruhe: 78/55 MünzZentrum 31, 27 Apr. 1978, lot 134 = Baldus III p. 34, no. 5
3 3     Seaby, Coin and Medal Bulletin 726, Feb. 1979, lot C182 = Baldus III p. 34, no. 6