Creator

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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

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