RPC VI, 8174 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8174 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Laodicea ad Mare
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription IMP C M AVR ANTONIN
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Antonin(us)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription LADICEON (sic) Δ Ε
Edition La<o>diceon δʹ ἐ(παρχειῶν)
Translation of the Laodiceans, of the 4 eparchies
Reverse design Heracles standing nude, right, and Dionysus standing nude, left, wrestling with each other; behind Heracles, club; behind Dionysus, thyrsus (?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 5.90 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference BMC 108
Specimens 10 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1851,0503.373 BMC 108
2 2     CNG EA 206, 11 Mar. 2009, lot 360
3 3     ✸ CNG EA 262, 17 Aug. 2011, lot 243
4 4     Gemini VI, 10 Jan. 2010, lot 643
5 5     Gorny & Mosch 200, 10 Oct. 2011, lot 2269
6 6     Naumann Numismatik Naumann 43, 1 May 2016, lot 771
7 7     Zeus 17, 5 Jun. 2021, lot 380
9 9     Roma Numismatics E-Live 6, 25 Mar. 2023, lot 119
10 10     Savoca Coins Blue 199th Weekly Blue, 2 Mar. 2024, lot 381
11 11     Nomos 32, 8 June 2024, lot 110