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Period
Elagabalus
Province or Region
Phoenicia
Date
218/219 AD
Metal
Bronze
Denomination
27
Weight
12.88g
Obverse Description
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear. ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ
Reverse Description
Cypress tree between bull, right, and lion, left, confronted; in the background, standard shaped as a hand behind the bull, vexillum behind the lion; over lion's head, star. ΑΡΑ[ΔΙ]ωΝ Ε Ζ(retrograde)ΟΥ
Publisher
Pepperdine University Libraries
Digital Collection
The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land
Credit Line
The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
Document Type
Article