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Coin of Philippopolis with bust of Elagabalus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 218–222
Mint: Thrace, Philippopolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 14.86 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1984.15
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Elagabalus, laureate, right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Two wrestlers.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Two wrestlers.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1983: with Frank Sternberg, Bahnhofstrasse 84, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland (Sternberg auction 13, Hotel Bellerive au Lac, Zurich, November 17-18, 1983, lot 851); purchased at Sternberg auction on behalf of MFA by Jeffrey Spier, 1750 Central Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois 60091; purchased by MFA from Jeffrey Spier, January 18, 1984