RPC VI, 8707 (temporary)

 

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8707 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Ptolemais
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription M AV ANTONINO(C) (sic) AVG
Edition M(arcus) Au(relius) Antonin{oc}<us> Aug(ustus)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL PTOL
Edition col(onia) Ptol(emais)
Translation Colony of Ptolemais
Reverse design colonist ploughing right, raising hand, with yoke of oxen; to right, Nike flying, left, over oxen, holding wreath; in the background, standard
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 11.30 g
Axis 12
Reference Kadman, Ptolemais 157
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B Kadman, Ptolemais 157.1
2 2     St Petersburg Kadman, Ptolemais 157.2