RPC VI, 8183 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8183 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Cyrrhus
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κα(ῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΔΙΟϹ ΚΑΤΕΒΑΤΟΥ ΚΥΡΡΗϹΤωΝ
Edition Διὸς Κατεβάτου Κυρρηστῶν
Translation of Zeus Kataibates, of the Cyrrhestians
Reverse design front view of temple with six columns with arcuated lintel, within which statue of Zeus Katabaites seated on rock, left, holding sceptre and thunderbolt (?); at his feet, eagle, left, looking back; above, bull leaping left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 15.73 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference CRS 20 corr.
Specimens 10 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 210
2 2     P: 1651 CRS 20
3 3     Lindgren 1916
4 4     V: GR 20979
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     ✸ Bertolami EA 93, 9 Jan. 2021, lot 670
7 7     Roma Numismatics E-Live 2, 30 Aug. 2018, lot 463
8 8     Roma Numismatics EA 90, 18 Nov. 2021, lot 776 = Kölner Münzkabinett, EA 5, 17 February 2019, lot 204
9 9     Aquila 1, 1 Apr. 2022, lot 601
10 10     Savoca Coins Blue 199th Weekly Blue, 2 Mar. 2024, lot 333