RPC VI, 30763 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30763 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Diocleia
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΥΓ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΔΙΟΚΛΕΑΝΩΝ ΜΟΞΕΑΝΩΝ
Reverse design Cybele seated left, holding patera and leaning elbow on tympanum; to left, lion
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Reference vA Phryg. -
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note It seems odd to have an additional ΑΥΓ in the middle of the obverse legend, but that does seem to be the reading.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Olympus Numismatik 11, 30 Mar. 2024, lot 237