RPC VI, 10900 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10900 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Colossae
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue Year ΟΘ = 79
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) 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 ΚΟΛΟϹϹΗΝΩΝ ΤΟ ΟΘ ΚΑΠΡΟϹ
Edition Κολοσσηνῶν τὸ οθʹ Κάπρος
Translation of the Colossaeans, 79, Kapros
Reverse design City-goddess enthroned, left, holding cornucopia and small cult statue of Artemis Ephesia; at her feet, river god Lykos reclining, right, holding reed, and river god Kapros reclining, left, holding reed and cornucopia, both leaning on urn from which water flows
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 22.66 g
Axis 7
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Leu 5, 27 Oct. 2019, lot 271
2 2     P: 178