RPC VI, 8517 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8517 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Annia Faustina (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ANNIA FAVSTINA AV
Edition Annia Faustina Au(gusta)
Translation Annia Faustina Augusta
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL AVR PIA METRO SID
Edition col(onia) Aur(elia) Pia metro(polis) Sid(on)
Translation the colony Aurelia Pia Sidon, metropolis
Reverse design Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding uncertain object and resting on serpent-staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.23 g
Axis 11, 12
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

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