RPC VI, 8499


Image of specimen #3

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/8499 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	VI
Number	8499 (temporary)
Province	Syria Phoenice
Region	Phoenicia
City	Sidon
Reign	Elagabalus
Person (obv.)	Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription	IM C M AV ANTONINVS AV
Edition	Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus Im(perator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Au(relius) Antoninus Au(gustus)
Translation	Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design	laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	COL AV(R) PIA METRO SID(ON)[...?]
Edition	colonia Aurelia Pia metropolis Sidon--- col(onia) Aur(elia) Pia metro(polis) Sidon[---]
Translation	the colony Aurelia Pia Sidon, metropolis[---]
Reverse design	two agonistic crowns on a draped table with one palm branch each; (Between, small palm tree (?);; below, vase and five apples
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	26 mm
Average weight	10.00 g
Axis	1, 12
Specimens	3 (3 in the core collections)

#	Specimen	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1	L: HPB,Unc.46	BMC 282	26	9.62	1		Show
2	2	P: 381		25.5	10.26		Vogüé	Show
3	3 ✸	B: L1906		26	10.11	12	small palm tree (?)	Show