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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.260.392
People
Elagabalus, Roman (r. 218 - 222 CE)
Title
Coin of Berytos under Elagabalus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
218-222 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Berytos (Phoenicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212444

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.26 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMPCAESMAVRAN TONINVSAVG
  • Reverse Inscription: COLIV L A VGFEL BER

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 192-206; SNG Cop 117

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
1997.260.392
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Elagabalus r., laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass.
Rev.: Gateway consisting of central arched space between two wings (each of two columns); above arch figure with raised r. hand riding r. on lion or panther; on the wings, attics?; under arch, figure of Silenus ('Marsyas') standing r. on basis, r. raised, wine-skin over l. shoulder; around from l. upwards, and in ex. inscr.

Verification Level

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