RPC VI, 8527 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8527 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Annia Faustina (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ANNIA FAVSTINA AVG
Edition Annia Faustina Aug(ustus)
Translation Annia Faustina Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Annia Faustina, right, wearing crescent on shoulders
Reverse inscription AVR PIA COL METRO SID, L III GAL
Edition Aur(elia) Pia col(onia) metro(polis) Sid(on) l(egio) III Gal(lica)
Translation Aurelia Pia Sidon, colony, metropolis, 3rd Gallic legion
Reverse design veiled priest ploughing right, with yoke of oxen, raising hand; in the background, inscribed standard
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 11.77 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Rouvier 1576
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.71819
2 2     NY: 1944.100.71818
3 3     Lindgren III, A1447a (Paula)
4 4     Rouvier 1576.1
5 5     Rouvier 1576.2 = Mi V, 389, 351
6 6     Rouvier 1576.3