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Author Topic: Elagabal / Artemis (Provincial)  (Read 600 times)

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Offline Telesphoros

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Elagabal / Artemis (Provincial)
« on: May 29, 2020, 12:09:36 pm »
Hello!

Here is a coin of Elagabal (or Caracalla ?). I don't find an ID.

Obverse : Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabal right. /  ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝEΙΝΟϹ
Reverse : Artemis standing right, holding bow in left hand, to right at her feet, stag standing right. / PA[...]IO[...]YCI-Y?A?N?[...] Ω in left field, N in right field
Diameter : 24 mm ; Weight : 6.0 g


Many thanks for your help!

Best regards,
Alex

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Re: Elagabal / Artemis (Provincial)
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2020, 11:31:40 am »
With great caution, I think the reverse legend could be:
[...]ΡA ΔΙΟΝΥϹΙ (Y?) AN[...] Ω in left field, N in right field

I looked for Hypaepa in Lydia because of "ΔΙΟΝΥϹΙ" but it was not conclusive for Elagabal and Caracalla.
Maybe someone has an idea?

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Re: Elagabal / Artemis (Provincial)
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2020, 04:41:43 pm »
Should be a hound at her feet, not a stag.
Found a couple close from Nikopolis ad Istrum

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Re: Elagabal / Artemis (Provincial)
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2020, 04:56:44 pm »
Should be a hound at her feet, not a stag.

Yes, I think you are right!

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Re: Elagabal / Artemis (Provincial)
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2020, 06:16:40 pm »
Found a couple close from Nikopolis ad Istrum

The coins of Nikopolis with Artemis/hound are quite similar but the legend is different.

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Re: Elagabal / Artemis (Provincial)
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2020, 07:55:59 pm »
Thanks for your research!

But I'm quite sure that the legend is not the same.

Varbanov 3817 (a coin from Jochen's collection: 2.95g vs 6.0g, different reverse legend):
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=3006&pos=1074

Other coins from Nicopolis with Artemis seem to be other denominations (10.0g and different reverse legend):
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=3006&pos=1071

Do you have another reference?

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Re: Elagabal / Artemis (Provincial)
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2020, 09:06:37 pm »
3817 is an AE 18 with the same obverse legend as yours: AV K M AVP ANTΩNINOC
I was actually looking at 3971 which has the same obverse legend also and is closer in size but the reverse legend is probably different by the looks of it.
I can't read it myself. Eyes no longer cooperate. Someone will point you in the right direction on here. 

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Re: Elagabal / Artemis (Provincial)
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2020, 10:44:31 am »
Ok many thanks!  +++ This coin is very complicated to identify.

On Wildwinds, Varbanov 3971 = AMNG 1914. The bust is only laureate and without E (ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ).
The obverse of my coin is: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝEΙΝΟϹ.

The reverse legend is: YΠ NOBIOY ΡOYΦOY NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠΡOC ICTRON.
This doesn't seem to correspond to the letters visible on the reverse.


 

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