RPC VI, 8493 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8493 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C M AV ANTONINVS AV
Edition Imp(erator) 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 AVR PIA METRO SID [...]
Edition col(onia) Aur(elia) Pia metro(polis) Sid(on) [---]
Translation the colony, Aurelia Pia Sidon, metropolis [---]
Reverse design male bearded figure standing, right, wearing long chiton, in front of male figure standing facing, head left, in military dress; to left, small car of Astarte
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 11.72 g
Axis 12
Reference Rouvier 1540
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.71778 Rouvier 1540.1
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 211, 3 June 2009, lot 335
3 3     Rouvier 1540.2 = Mi S. VIII, 277, 181
4 4     Rouvier 1540.3