RPC VI, 7896 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7896 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Rhesaena
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Α [...?] ΑΝΤ[...]ΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Αὐρήλιος --- Ἀντ---νος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Α(ὐρήλιος) [---] Ἀντ[---]νος
Translation Emperor Aurelius [---] Antoninus
Obverse design laureate head of Elagabalus, left (holding shield?)
Reverse inscription ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹωII (retrograde Ρ) LEG I[...]
Edition Ῥησαινησίων legio I--- Ῥησαινησ<ί>ω{II}<ν> leg(io) I[---]
Translation of the Rhesaenians, 3rd legion[---]
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding eagle looking, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.86 g
Axis 12
Reference Castellin 31
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Milan: M989/04/208
2 2     ✸
3 3     L: 1889,0904.46 BMC 7 = Castellin 31
4 4     P: 1110
5 5     Leeds-UL: 104
6 6     Nummitra 37, 27 Oct. 2024, lot 211