Preview
Period
Elagabalus
Province or Region
Samaria
Metal
Bronze
Denomination
21
Weight
11.31g
Obverse Description
Head of Julia Maesa right. Countermark in rectangle: head right (Howgego 141)
Reverse Description
Tetrastyle temple with Jupitor seated, Minera and Juno standing on either side.
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
Comments
Countermarked coins of Elagabal and Julia Maesa reflect the "Damnatio Memoriae" following his asassination and the beginning of the reign of Alexander Severus (222-236 AD). See A. Kindler, "The 'damnatio memoriae' of Elagabal on City Coins of the Near East," Schweizer Munzblatte 177 (1880), 3-6, 2 plates.