RPC VI, 8894 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8894 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Sebaste
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C M AVR ANTONINVS
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Antoninus
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL L [SEPT?] SEBASTE
Edition col(onia) L(ucia) Sept(imia) Sebaste
Translation Colony of Lucius Septimius Sebaste
Reverse design front view of shrine with four columns with arcuated lintel, within which Tyche standing facing turreted, head left, holding small bust and spear and placing foot on prow(?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.15 g
Axis 7
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: L1906