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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.419.74
People
Elagabalus, Roman (r. 218 - 222 CE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Alexandria under Elagabalus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
220-221 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176600

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11.19 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
tetradrachm
Date on Object
Year 4
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Α ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΜΑ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟС ƐΥСƐΒ
  • Reverse Inscription: L Δ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Cop 397; RPC VI 10089 (temp.); Dattari 4139; Milne 2811

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.419.74
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: laureate head of Elagabalus, r.
Rev.: Sarapis bust r., draped and wearing kalathos.

Verification Level

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