RPC VI, 1789 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1789 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρή(λιος) Ἀντωνῖνος Αὔγο(υστος)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ Δ
Edition Μητροπόλ(εως) Πόντου Τόμεως δʹ
Translation of the metropolis of Pontus, Tomis, 4
Reverse design Heracles advancing, right, holding club and lion skin, pulling belt of Amazon Hippolyte on horse-back prancing, right, looking back, holding pelta and double axe
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.97 g
Axis 12
Reference AMNG 3080, Petac 579
Specimens 7 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: I-B1900 AMNG 3080.1 = Nomisma 2, 1908, II, 14
2 2     Bucharest: 10759/221/9087 AMNG 3080.2 = Petac 579
3 3     Gorny & Mosch 134, 11 Oct. 2004, lot 1808
4 4     ✸ Lanz 109, May 2002, 680
5 5     Naville Numismatics 14, 22 Apr. 2015, lot 192
6 6     Wildwinds = https://www.aeqvitas.com/elag109.jpg
7 7     Boston: 2002.379