RPC V.2, — (unassigned; ID 1229)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.2
Number — (unassigned; ID 1229)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Metropolis
Reign Septimius Severus
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ Α ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Μητροπολειτῶν
Translation of the Metropolitans
Reverse design Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent from patera, facing Asclepius standing left, holding serpent staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 6.13 g
Axis 6
Reference Mu 670
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)
Note P 1625A (5.51 g) is a cast of https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/1229

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    P: 1625A
    P: 1626 Wa 1767
    Mu SNG 670
    V: GR 17452
    CGT coll.
    ✸ CNG EA 206, 11 Mar. 2009, lot 247
    G. Beyer Coll., ex Rex Numismatics Rex Budget 3, 10 Nov. 2023, lot 287 (as Elagabalus)