RPC VI, 8797 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8797 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Galilaea
City Tiberias
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue ƐT Ϲ = 200
Dating 218/219
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝ[...]
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΤΙΒ ΚΛΑΥΔ ΕΤ Ϲ (retrograde)
Reverse design Asclepius standing facing, head right, holding serpent-staff, and Hygieia standing facing, head left, feeding serpent from patera
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 5, 11, 12
Reference Rosenberger 20
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1968.160
2 2     ✸ NY: 1944.100.69213 SNG 1117
3 3     IMJ Rosenberger 20
4 4     CNG EA 389, 18 Jan. 2017, lot 492
5 5     Naville Numismatics 11, 30 Nov. 2014, lot 234 = Naville Numismatics 11, 30 Nov. 2014, lot 234