1997.260.391: Coin of Arados under Elagabalus
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1997.260.391
- People
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Elagabalus, Roman (r. 218 - 222 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Arados under Elagabalus
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 218-222 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Arados (Phoenicia)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/212443
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 14.98 g
- Die Axis
- 1
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: AVTKMAVP ANT...
- Reverse Inscription: APA ΔI ωN E Z OY
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Gift of Richard Wells
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- BMC 383
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
- Accession Year
- 1997
- Object Number
- 1997.260.391
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Bust of Elagabalus r., laureate, in paludementum and cuirass.
Rev.: Cypress between figures of bull r. and lion l. confronted; beind the bull a standard (hand); over lion's head a star; behind lion a second standard (vexillum).
Verification Level
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