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cn type 10983

Mint
Philippopolis 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

c. 218-222 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗΛ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Design
Laureate bust of Elagabalus, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
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Reverse
Legend
ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟV
Design
Three nude athletes; middle one placing hand into prize urn.
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Type variations

1. Iconographic variation revers: prize urn between left and middle athlete.

2. Iconographic variation revers: prize urn between middle and right athlete.

Persons

Sitter: Elagabal 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
Medallion 🔍
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 40.3 mm / Min: 40.1 mm
Average Weight
34.74 g (2x)
Citation

Varbanov, The Coinage of Philippopolis. Vol. II Catalogue 2, Bourgas 2019 p. 351-352, nr. XVII.3  ❐

Gaebler, Die Losurne in der Agonistik, 1929 p. 281, nr. 13  ❐

Literature

Varbanov, Greek Imperial Coins and their Values III Band 3, Thrace (from Perinthus to Trajanopolis), 2007 p. 200, nr. 1739 ❐

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cn type 10983, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/10983 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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