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Period
Elagabalus
Province or Region
Phoenicia
Date
219/220 AD?
Metal
Bronze
Denomination
22
Weight
8.29g
Obverse Description
Head of Elagabalus right, laureate.
Reverse Description
Zeus in tetrastyle temple with facing bust of Astarte(?) in the pediment, within which lighted altar in the middle, approached by steps, Helios on the left, stands facing, and Selene on the right, stands facing, holding long torch.
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