Beschreibung
Erhaltung: vf- | Abkürzungen
Katalognummer: Antiochia on the Orontes
Durchmesser: 18,00 mm
weight 2,67gr. | silver Ø 18mm.
obv. Bust of Elagabalus right, seen from rear,
wearing cuirass and paludamentum, surrounded
by the legend IMP ANTONINVS AVG
rev. Hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right
hand and long palm in left hand to either side, child,
surrounded by the legend HILARITAS AVG
This coin type, with this obverse legend, is only published for Rome. This specimen is due to style unmistakenly struck in Antiochia on the Orontes. Until now only specimens with the obverse legend ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG were published for this mint. Extremely rare as such.
cf. Cohen 56 | RIC 85 (Rome) and 190var. |
BMC 282var. | Sear 7517var. RRR
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