RPC IV.3, 5782 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 5782 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Emesa
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Antoninus Pius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹ[Ε?]
Edition [---]νεῖνος Σεβ(αστὸς) Εὐσε(βής)
Translation [---]ninus Augustus Pius
Obverse design laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
Reverse inscription ΕΜΙϹΗΝωΝ Α
Edition Ἐμισηνῶν αʹ
Translation of the Emesenes, 1
Reverse design eagle standing on sacred stone of Elagabal, right, head, left, wings half open, holding wreath in beak
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 9.70 g
Axis 5, 10, 11, 12
Reference BMC 1, Cop 307
Specimens 7 (7 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1840,1226.454 BMC 1
2 2     ✸ P: 976
3 3     P: 977, obverse legend obscure
4 4     B: 12620, both legends mostly obscure
5 5     Cop: 307, obverse legend partly obscure, partly off flan
6 6     NY: 1961.154.67, obverse legend obscure
7 7     G: III, 195, no. 1 SNG II, no. 3154