RPC VI, 8494 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8494 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C M AV ANTONINVS AVG
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL AVR PIA METR SID
Reverse design naval battle between two galleys with rowers; on the left, Athena standing, right, holding spear; on the right, Marsyas standing, left; above, car of Astarte; below, dolphin, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference Rouvier 1542
Specimens 10 (5 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: B1777 Rouvier 1542.1
2 2     ✸ B: L1906
3 3     B: 1865/28713
4 4     B: L1906
5 5     NY: 1944.100.71780
6 6     CNG MBS 73, 13 Sept. 2006, lot 660
7 7     Rouvier 1542.2 = Mi V, 384, 322
8 8     Rouvier 1542.3 = Mi V, 387, 340
9 9     Rouvier 1542.4
10 10     Rouvier 1542.5