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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1980.85.213
People
Elagabalus, Roman (r. 218 - 222 CE)
Title
Coin of Laodikeia ad Mare under Elagabalus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
218-222 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Laodikeia ad Mare (Syria)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185715

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.23 g
Die Axis
7
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMPCMAVR ANTONINVS
  • Reverse Inscription: ΛAOΔ IKEWN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 99 var.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1980
Object Number
1980.85.213
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Egalabus r., laureate.
Rev.: Within distyle shrine, bust of the Tyche of Laodicea l., turreted.

Verification Level

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