RPC VI, 8262 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8262 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tripolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue AΛΦ = 531 (group 1)
Dating 219/220
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ Α ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate head of Elagabalus, right
Reverse inscription ΤΡΙΠΟΛΙΤωΝ [ΑΛΦ?]
Reverse design jugate busts the Dioscuri, right, with drapery, each wearing laureate pileus surmounted by star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rouvier 1750
Specimens 9 (4 in the core collections)
Note Confirmation required. The date is not visible on any of the current specimens (all of which are worn).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1949
2 2     P: B1972 Rouvier 1750.2
3 3     ✸ NY: 1944.100.72645
4 4     NY: 1944.100.72646
5 5     Beirut-AUB: C1245 57
6 6     CGT coll. = Roma E Auction 4, 28 Dec. 2014, lot 433
7 7     Rouvier 1750.1 = Mi VIII S. 293, 261
8 8     Rouvier 1750.3 = Mi VIII S. 292, 259
9 9     Rouvier 1750.4