RPC VI, 8252 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8252 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Orthosia
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue ΓΛΦ = 533
Dating 221/222
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΟΡΘΩϹΕΩΝ ΓΛΦ
Reverse design front view of temple with four columns with arcuated lintel in the middle, within which Astarte standing, facing, wearing kalathos, resting on long sceptre, crowned by small Nike standing on column, left; in the left niche, Cybele(?) standing facing, turreted, between two lions(?), holding long sceptre; in the right niche, female figure standing facing, veiled and wearing long tunic
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Mu
2 2     NY: 1961.154.263